RecA

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  • Description: multifunctional protein involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair (LexA-autocleavage)

Gene name recA
Synonyms recE
Essential no
Product multifunctional protein involved in homologous
recombination and DNA repair (LexA-autocleavage)
Function DNA repair/ recombination
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: recA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RecA
MW, pI 37 kDa, 4.883
Gene length, protein length 1041 bp, 347 aa
Immediate neighbours cinA, pbpX
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
RecA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA repair/ recombination, genetic competence, phosphoproteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComK regulon, LexA regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU16940

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

RecA filaments are dismantled from DNA by PcrA PubMed


The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
    • RecA stimulates ssDNA phosphorylase activity of PnpA PubMed
  • Protein family: recA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
    • phosphorylated on Arg-58 PubMed
    • phosphorylated on Ser-2 PubMed
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 1U94 (RecA from E. coli, 62% identity, 86% similarity)
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • induced by DNA damage (LexA) PubMed
    • induced by conditions that trigger development of genetic competence (ComK) PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Expression vector: for expression, purification in E. coli with N-terminal His-tag, pRSETA available in Gerth lab
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Peter Graumann, Freiburg University, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Additional reviews: PubMed

Dawit Kidane, Silvia Ayora, Joann B Sweasy, Peter L Graumann, Juan C Alonso
The cell pole: the site of cross talk between the DNA uptake and genetic recombination machinery.
Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol: 2012, 47(6);531-55
[PubMed:23046409] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Silvia Ayora, Begoña Carrasco, Paula P Cárdenas, Carolina E César, Cristina Cañas, Tribhuwan Yadav, Chiara Marchisone, Juan C Alonso
Double-strand break repair in bacteria: a view from Bacillus subtilis.
FEMS Microbiol Rev: 2011, 35(6);1055-81
[PubMed:21517913] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Justin Courcelle, Philip C Hanawalt
RecA-dependent recovery of arrested DNA replication forks.
Annu Rev Genet: 2003, 37;611-46
[PubMed:14616075] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Michael M Cox
The bacterial RecA protein as a motor protein.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2003, 57;551-77
[PubMed:14527291] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Shelley L Lusetti, Michael M Cox
The bacterial RecA protein and the recombinational DNA repair of stalled replication forks.
Annu Rev Biochem: 2002, 71;71-100
[PubMed:12045091] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Cox
Recombinational DNA repair in bacteria and the RecA protein.
Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol: 1999, 63;311-66
[PubMed:10506835] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)


Original publications

Additional publications: PubMed