Coding
RcsB

Part:BBa_K200000

Designed by: James Field   Group: iGEM09_Imperial College London   (2009-08-12)
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Colanic acid global regulator -> RcsB

RcsB is a receiver protein in a two component phosphorelay system, which acts as a positive regulator of a number of genes including capsule genes responsible for colanic acid production. 2 This is via the activation of the ugd/cps operon which is required for capsule synthesis.
Colanic acid is a heteropolymer containing glucose, galactose, fucose, and glucuronic acid.

It is important to note that RcsB is a global regulator found in many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterobacteria Enterobacteria]. In Salmonella, up to 38 genes were found to be up-regulated by RcsB including ftsZ which affects the rate of cell division. 1 The majority of upregulated genes are associated with enhancing structural integrety and acid resistance. 22 genes were found to be downregualted by RcsB in the same microarray experiment.3

Usage and Biology

 Colanic acid is an exopolysaccharide secreted by some bacterial species to protect themselves from the environment that surrounds them.

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]


References

<biblio>

  1. 1 pmid=1597415
  2. 2 pmid=2404948
  3. 3 pmid=19124574

</biblio>



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Categories
//cds/biosynthesis
//chassis/prokaryote/ecoli
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