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ywlE ywlE truB truB mutL mutL xynA xynA rtbJ rtbJ sodF sodF arxR arxR yodC yodC bsaA bsaA mecB mecB mgsR mgsR sodA sodA oatA oatA ruvA ruvA comC comC clpX clpX trxA trxA tpx tpx ytpQ ytpQ mntA mntA yusI yusI htrB htrB cssR cssR cssS cssS yuxN yuxN clpP clpP trxB trxB ssbB ssbB yktA yktA speB speB ahpC ahpC ahpF ahpF abrB abrB mcsA mcsA mcsB mcsB clpC clpC rpoB rpoB znuA znuA amyE amyE comS comS sigB sigB perR perR katA katA sigM sigM yjbC yjbC spxA spxA coiA coiA yjbH yjbH yjbI yjbI htrA htrA ohrR ohrR
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ywlEProtein-tyrosine-phosphatase; Catalyzes the specific dephosphorylation of phosphoarginine residues in a large number of proteins. Counteracts the protein arginine kinase McsB in vivo. Can dephosphorylate CtsR-P; thus, can restore the DNA-binding ability of the CtsR repressor by reversing the McsB-mediated phosphorylation. Is the only active pArg phosphatase present in B.subtilis. Exhibits almost no activity against pSer, pThr, or pTyr peptides. Appears to play a role in B.subtilis stress resistance. Protein arginine phosphorylation has a physiologically important role and is involved i [...] (150 aa)
truBtRNA pseudouridine 55 synthase; Responsible for synthesis of pseudouridine from uracil-55 in the psi GC loop of transfer RNAs; Belongs to the pseudouridine synthase TruB family. Type 1 subfamily. (309 aa)
mutLDNA mismatch repair factor; This protein is involved in the repair of mismatches in DNA. It is required for dam-dependent methyl-directed DNA mismatch repair. May act as a 'molecular matchmaker', a protein that promotes the formation of a stable complex between two or more DNA-binding proteins in an ATP-dependent manner without itself being part of a final effector complex (By similarity). Overexpression of mutSL partially suppresses the high spontaneous mutation frequency of a ytkD/mutM/mutY triple disruption which lacks the system required to prevent damage by oxidized guanine (8-oxo [...] (627 aa)
xynAEndo-1,4-beta-xylanase; Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; Product type e: enzyme; Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 11 (cellulase G) family. (213 aa)
rtbJAntitoxin of ribonuclease RttI; Catalyzes the reductive cleavage of azo bond in aromatic azo compounds to the corresponding amines. Requires NADH, but not NADPH, as an electron donor for its activity. Confers resistance to catechol, 2- methylhydroquinone (2-MHQ), and diamide. Probably could also reduce benzoquinones produce by the auto-oxidation of catechol and 2- methylhydroquinone. (208 aa)
sodFSuperoxide dismutase; Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. (281 aa)
arxRTranscriptional repressor; Negatively regulates yodC and azoR1 which may contribute to the degradation of aromatic compounds. Probably positively regulates the catechol-specific transcription of mhqNOP, mhqED, and mhqA. (112 aa)
yodCPutative oxidoreductase; Putative nitroreductase that may contribute to the degradation of aromatic compounds. (202 aa)
bsaAPutative bacillithiol peroxidase; Evidence 3: Function proposed based on presence of conserved amino acid motif, structural feature or limited homology; Product type pe: putative enzyme; Belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family. (160 aa)
mecBRegulator of competence and sporulation; Enables the recognition and targeting of unfolded and aggregated proteins to the ClpC protease or to other proteins involved in proteolysis. Also involved in Spx degradation by ClpC (By similarity). Acts negatively in the development of competence by binding ComK and recruiting it to the ClpCP protease. When overexpressed, inhibits sporulation. (194 aa)
mgsRTranscriptional regulator of stress; Regulates transcription of a subregulon within the general stress response. Exerts positive and negative effects in response to ethanol stress. (126 aa)
sodASuperoxide dismutase; Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems; Belongs to the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. (202 aa)
oatAPeptidoglycan O-acetyltransferase; Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; enzyme. (634 aa)
ruvAHolliday junction DNA helicase; The RuvA-RuvB complex in the presence of ATP renatures cruciform structure in supercoiled DNA with palindromic sequence, indicating that it may promote strand exchange reactions in homologous recombination. RuvAB is a helicase that mediates the Holliday junction migration by localized denaturation and reannealing. RuvA stimulates, in the presence of DNA, the weak ATPase activity of RuvB. (201 aa)
comCMembrane protease and transmethylase; Cleaves type-4 fimbrial leader sequence and methylates the N- terminal (generally Phe) residue; Belongs to the peptidase A24 family. (248 aa)
clpXProtein unfolding ATPase required for presentation of proteins to proteases; ATP-dependent specificity component of the Clp protease. It directs the protease to specific substrates. Can perform chaperone functions in the absence of ClpP (By similarity). Probably the major protease that degrades proteins tagged by trans-translation. (420 aa)
trxAThioredoxin; Participates in various redox reactions through the reversible oxidation of its active center dithiol to a disulfide and catalyzes dithiol-disulfide exchange reactions. (104 aa)
tpxPutative peroxiredoxin; Thiol-specific peroxidase that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides to water and alcohols, respectively. Plays a role in cell protection against oxidative stress by detoxifying peroxides. (167 aa)
ytpQConserved hypothetical protein; Evidence 4: Homologs of previously reported genes of unknown function; PubMedId: 12719520, 21949854; Belongs to the UPF0354 family. (269 aa)
mntAManganese ABC transporter (manganese binding lipoprotein); Probably part of the ABC transporter complex MntABCD involved in manganese import. (306 aa)
yusIPutative oxidoreductase with thioredoxin domain; Evidence 3: Function proposed based on presence of conserved amino acid motif, structural feature or limited homology; Product type pe: putative enzyme; Belongs to the ArsC family. (118 aa)
htrBHtrA-like serine protease; Degrades abnormal exported proteins and responsible for the propeptide processing of a natural pro-protein and for the maturation of a native protein. It also plays a prominent role in stress (heat shock, ethanol, puromycin and NaCl) resistance during active exponential growth (Probable); Belongs to the peptidase S1C family. (458 aa)
cssRTwo-component response regulator; Member of the two-component regulatory system CssS/CssR required to control the cellular response to secretion stress. (225 aa)
cssSTwo-component sensor histidine kinase; Member of the two-component regulatory system CssS/CssR required to control the cellular response to secretion stress. Required for the transcription of htrA. Could detect misfolded proteins at the membrane-cell wall interface and then activate CssR by phosphorylation. (451 aa)
yuxNPutative transcriptional regulator; Evidence 3: Function proposed based on presence of conserved amino acid motif, structural feature or limited homology; Product type pr: putative regulator. (291 aa)
clpPATP-dependent Clp protease proteolytic subunit; Cleaves peptides in various proteins in a process that requires ATP hydrolysis. Has a limited peptidase activity in the absence of ATP-binding subunits ClpC, ClpE or ClpX. Has a chymotrypsin-like activity. Plays a major role in the degradation of misfolded proteins (By similarity). ClpXP is involved in the complete degradation of the site-2 clipped anti-sigma-W factor RsiW. This results in the release of SigW and the transcriptional activation of genes under the control of the sigma-W factor. Probably the major protease that degrades prot [...] (197 aa)
trxBThioredoxin reductase; Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; Product type e: enzyme; Belongs to the class-II pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family. (316 aa)
ssbBSingle-strand DNA-binding protein; Not essential for replication of the chromosome, but is required for optimal competence. Binds ssDNA, binding is facilitated by DprA, acts as an accessory factor for homologous DNA strand exchange. (113 aa)
yktAConserved hypothetical protein; Evidence 4: Homologs of previously reported genes of unknown function; PubMedId: 19429628; Belongs to the UPF0223 family. (88 aa)
speBAgmatinase; Catalyzes the formation of putrescine from agmatine; Belongs to the arginase family. Agmatinase subfamily. (290 aa)
ahpCAlkyl hydroperoxide reductase (small subunit); Thiol-specific peroxidase that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides to water and alcohols, respectively. Plays a role in cell protection against oxidative stress by detoxifying peroxides; Belongs to the peroxiredoxin family. AhpC/Prx1 subfamily. (187 aa)
ahpFAlkyl hydroperoxide reductase (large subunit); Transfer of electrons from NADH to the respiratory chain. The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme is believed to be ubiquinone (By similarity). (509 aa)
abrBTranscriptional regulator for transition state genes; Ambiactive repressor and activator of the transcription of genes expressed during the transition state between vegetative growth and the onset of stationary phase and sporulation. It controls the expression of genes spovG and tycA. AbrB binds to the tycA promoter region at two A- and T-rich sites, it may be the sole repressor of tycA transcription; To B.subtilis Abh and SpoVT. (96 aa)
mcsAActivator of protein kinase McsB; Activates the phosphorylation activity of the protein- arginine kinase McsB. Is required for the delocalization of competence proteins from the cell poles. (185 aa)
mcsBProtein tyrosine kinase; Catalyzes the specific phosphorylation of arginine residues in a large number of proteins. Is part of the bacterial stress response system, where it is involved in regulating the global heat shock repressor CtsR; phosphorylates arginine residues in the winged helix- turn-helix domain of CtsR, thereby preventing its binding to DNA and consequently inducing the expression of repressed genes. The transcriptional repressor HrcA, the chaperone GroEL, the unfoldase ClpC, together with several ribosomal subunits, represent other physiological targets of McsB under str [...] (363 aa)
clpCClass III stress response-related ATPase, AAA+ superfamily; Competence gene repressor; required for cell growth at high temperature. Negative regulator of comK expression. May interact with MecA to negatively regulate comK; Belongs to the ClpA/ClpB family. ClpC subfamily. (810 aa)
rpoBRNA polymerase (beta subunit); DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. (1193 aa)
znuAZn(II)-binding lipoprotein; Part of the high-affinity ABC transporter complex ZnuABC involved in zinc import (Probable). ZnuABC-mediated zinc transport is required for comF expression and competence development. (319 aa)
amyEAlpha-amylase; Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; Product type e: enzyme; Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family. (659 aa)
comSRegulator of genetic competence; Required for the development of competence. (46 aa)
sigBRNA polymerase sigma-37 factor (sigma(B)); Sigma factors are initiation factors that promote the attachment of RNA polymerase to specific initiation sites and are then released. Sigma B is not essential for sporulation; rather it is required for maximal expression of ctc and csbA which are transcribed in the early stationary phase under conditions inimical to sporulation. May play a role in the ability of the bacterium to adapt to various stresses but is not essential for its survival under these conditions. Positively regulates expression of its own operon; Belongs to the sigma-70 fac [...] (262 aa)
perRTranscriptional regulator (Fur family); Hydrogen and organic peroxide sensor. Represses the expression of a regulon of peroxide-inducible genes such as katA, ahpC, ahpF, the heme biosynthesis operon (hemAXCDBL), fur, perR, zosA and mrgA; Belongs to the Fur family. (145 aa)
katAVegetative catalase 1; Decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen; serves to protect cells from the toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide. (483 aa)
sigMRNA polymerase ECF (extracytoplasmic function)-type sigma factor (sigma(M)); Sigma factors are initiation factors that promote the attachment of RNA polymerase to specific initiation sites and are then released. Extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors are held in an inactive form by a cognate anti-sigma factor (YhdL) until released. This sigma factor is involved in the maintenance of membrane and cell wall integrity in response to environmental stresses including salt, acid, ethanol and antibiotics stress. Partially regulates transcription from a number of genes including disA. (163 aa)
yjbCPutative thiol oxidation management factor; Evidence 3: Function proposed based on presence of conserved amino acid motif, structural feature or limited homology; Product type pe: putative enzyme. (192 aa)
spxARedox-sensitive regulator enzyme; Interferes with activator-stimulated transcription by interaction with the RNA polymerase alpha-CTD. May function to globally reduce transcription of genes involved in growth- and development- promoting processes and to increase transcription of genes involved in thiol homeostasis, during periods of extreme stress. Negatively affects competence and sporulation. Its degradation by the MecA/ClpXP complex is needed for competence development; Belongs to the ArsC family. Spx subfamily. (131 aa)
coiAProtein involved in establishment of DNA transport in competence; Required for optimal transformation. (373 aa)
yjbHPutative thiol management oxidoreductase component; Evidence 3: Function proposed based on presence of conserved amino acid motif, structural feature or limited homology; Product type pe: putative enzyme. (299 aa)
yjbIPutative thiol management oxidoreductase component; Hemoglobin-like protein that exhibits a low peroxidase activity. Its very high oxygen affinity may rule out the possibility that it is involved in oxygen transport. (132 aa)
htrAMembrane bound serine protease Do, quality control protease (heat-shock protein); Degrades abnormal exported proteins and responsible for the propeptide processing of a natural pro-protein and for the maturation of a native protein. It also plays a prominent role in stress (heat shock, ethanol, puromycin and NaCl) resistance during active exponential growth (Probable); Belongs to the peptidase S1C family. (449 aa)
ohrRTranscriptional regulator sensing organic peroxides; Organic peroxide sensor. Represses the expression of the peroxide-inducible gene ohrA by cooperative binding to two inverted repeat elements. (147 aa)
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Bacillus subtilis 168
NCBI taxonomy Id: 224308
Other names: B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. BGSC 1A700
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