Sfp/1

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  • Description: phosphopantetheinyl transferase, inactive pseudogene in strain 168

Gene name sfp/1
Synonyms sfp
Essential no
Product phosphopantetheinyl transferase
Function phosphopantetheinylates a serine residue in each
of the seven peptidyl carrier protein domains of the
first three subunits of surfactin synthetase (SrfABC)
MW, pI 19 kDa, 8.38
Gene length, protein length 495 bp, 165 aa
Immediate neighbours ycxD, yczE
Gene sequence (+200bp) Protein sequence
Caution: The sequence for this gene in SubtiList contains errors
Genetic context
Sfp context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03570

Phenotypes of a mutant

No swarming motility on B medium. PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

This gene is a pseudogene in B. subtilis 168 due to a mutation that resulted in an internal frameshift. The second part of the pseudogene is sfp/2.

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: CoA + apo-[peptidyl-carrier protein] = adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + holo-[peptidyl-carrier protein] (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: Gsp/sfp/hetI/acpT family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure: 1QR0 (complex with CoA)
  • Swiss prot entry:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Mohamed Marahiel, Marburg University, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Kassem Hamze, Daria Julkowska, Sabine Autret, Krzysztof Hinc, Krzysztofa Nagorska, Agnieszka Sekowska, I Barry Holland, Simone J Séror
Identification of genes required for different stages of dendritic swarming in Bacillus subtilis, with a novel role for phrC.
Microbiology (Reading): 2009, 155(Pt 2);398-412
[PubMed:19202088] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Juergen J May, Robert Finking, Frank Wiegeshoff, Thomas T Weber, Nina Bandur, Ulrich Koert, Mohamed A Marahiel
Inhibition of the D-alanine:D-alanyl carrier protein ligase from Bacillus subtilis increases the bacterium's susceptibility to antibiotics that target the cell wall.
FEBS J: 2005, 272(12);2993-3003
[PubMed:15955059] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Daniel B Kearns, Frances Chu, Rivka Rudner, Richard Losick
Genes governing swarming in Bacillus subtilis and evidence for a phase variation mechanism controlling surface motility.
Mol Microbiol: 2004, 52(2);357-69
[PubMed:15066026] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Mohammad Reza Mofid, Robert Finking, Lars Oliver Essen, Mohamed A Marahiel
Structure-based mutational analysis of the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferases Sfp from Bacillus subtilis: carrier protein recognition and reaction mechanism.
Biochemistry: 2004, 43(14);4128-36
[PubMed:15065855] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Mohammad Reza Mofid, Robert Finking, Mohamed A Marahiel
Recognition of hybrid peptidyl carrier proteins/acyl carrier proteins in nonribosomal peptide synthetase modules by the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferases AcpS and Sfp.
J Biol Chem: 2002, 277(19);17023-31
[PubMed:11867633] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

H D Mootz, R Finking, M A Marahiel
4'-phosphopantetheine transfer in primary and secondary metabolism of Bacillus subtilis.
J Biol Chem: 2001, 276(40);37289-98
[PubMed:11489886] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

K Reuter, M R Mofid, M A Marahiel, R Ficner
Crystal structure of the surfactin synthetase-activating enzyme sfp: a prototype of the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase superfamily.
EMBO J: 1999, 18(23);6823-31
[PubMed:10581256] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Nakano, M A Marahiel, P Zuber
Identification of a genetic locus required for biosynthesis of the lipopeptide antibiotic surfactin in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1988, 170(12);5662-8
[PubMed:2848009] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)