YfkC

• Description: mechanosensitive channel, similar to MscS
  
  

Gene name	yfkC
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	mechanosensitive channel, similar to MscS
Function	resistance to osmotic downshock
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yfkC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Stress
MW, pI	32 kDa, 5.293
Gene length, protein length	840 bp, 280 aa
Immediate neighbours	yfkD, yfkA
Sequences	Protein DNA Advanced_DNA
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

coping with hypo-osmotic stress, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU07940

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:
  • cell membrane PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O35043

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yfkA-yfkC PubMed

• Expression browser: yfkC PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:
  • 1A959 ( yfkC::tet), PubMed, available at BGSC

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage