BcrC

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  • Description: undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase, bacitracin resistance

Gene name bcrC
Synonyms ywoA
Essential no
Product undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase
Function resistance to bacitracin and oxidative stress
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: bcrC
MW, pI 21 kDa, 9.455
Gene length, protein length 579 bp, 193 aa
Immediate neighbours nrgB, ywnJ
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YwoA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
BcrC expression.png
























Categories containing this gene/protein

cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y), heat shock proteins, resistance against toxins/ antibiotics, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigI regulon, SigM regulon, SigW regulon, SigX regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU36530

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: bcrC/ybjG/ywoA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon: bcrC
  • Regulation:
    • expression activated by glucose (3.3 fold) PubMed
    • induced by heat shock (SigI) PubMed
    • induced by bacitracin
    • induced by oxidative stress
    • expression is reduced in a SigV mutant PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Additional publications: PubMed

Takashi Inaoka, Kozo Ochi
Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate involvement in susceptibility of Bacillus subtilis to rare earth elements.
J Bacteriol: 2012, 194(20);5632-7
[PubMed:22904278] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Chi-Ling Tseng, Gwo-Chyuan Shaw
Genetic evidence for the actin homolog gene mreBH and the bacitracin resistance gene bcrC as targets of the alternative sigma factor SigI of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(5);1561-7
[PubMed:18156261] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Adrian J Jervis, Penny D Thackray, Chris W Houston, Malcolm J Horsburgh, Anne Moir
SigM-responsive genes of Bacillus subtilis and their promoters.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(12);4534-8
[PubMed:17434969] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Adrian J Jervis, Penny D Thackray, Chris W Houston, Malcolm J Horsburgh, Anne Moir
SigM-responsive genes of Bacillus subtilis and their promoters.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(12);4534-8
[PubMed:17434969] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Remi Bernard, Meriem El Ghachi, Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx, Marc Chippaux, François Denizot
BcrC from Bacillus subtilis acts as an undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase in bacitracin resistance.
J Biol Chem: 2005, 280(32);28852-7
[PubMed:15946938] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Min Cao, Charles M Moore, John D Helmann
Bacillus subtilis paraquat resistance is directed by sigmaM, an extracytoplasmic function sigma factor, and is conferred by YqjL and BcrC.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(9);2948-56
[PubMed:15838020] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Thorsten Mascher, Neil G Margulis, Tao Wang, Rick W Ye, John D Helmann
Cell wall stress responses in Bacillus subtilis: the regulatory network of the bacitracin stimulon.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1591-604
[PubMed:14651641] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Remi Bernard, Pascale Joseph, Annick Guiseppi, Marc Chippaux, François Denizot
YtsCD and YwoA, two independent systems that confer bacitracin resistance to Bacillus subtilis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2003, 228(1);93-7
[PubMed:14612242] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Reiko Ohki, Kozue Tateno, Youji Okada, Haruo Okajima, Kei Asai, Yoshito Sadaie, Makiko Murata, Toshiko Aiso
A bacitracin-resistant Bacillus subtilis gene encodes a homologue of the membrane-spanning subunit of the Bacillus licheniformis ABC transporter.
J Bacteriol: 2003, 185(1);51-9
[PubMed:12486040] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Min Cao, John D Helmann
Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis bcrC bacitracin resistance gene by two extracytoplasmic function sigma factors.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(22);6123-9
[PubMed:12399481] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)