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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entry Q8VL79


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Entry information
Entry name COMX2_BACSU
Primary accession number Q8VL79
Secondary accession numbers None
Integrated into Swiss-Prot on April 18, 2006
Sequence was last modified on March 1, 2002 (Sequence version 1)
Annotations were last modified on    February 26, 2008 (Entry version 21)
Name and origin of the protein
Protein name Competence pheromone [Precursor]
Synonyms None
Gene name
Name: comX
From
Bacillus subtilis [TaxID: 1423] 
Taxonomy Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
Protein existence 1: Evidence at protein level;
References
[1]
NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA], POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY.
STRAIN=168 / RO-A-4, 168 / RO-PP-2, W23 / DV3-D-2, and W23 / RO-E-2;
PubMed=12067344 [NCBI, ExPASy, EBI, Israel, Japan]
Ansaldi M., Marolt D., Stebe T., Mandic-Mulec I., Dubnau D.;
"Specific activation of the Bacillus quorum-sensing systems by isoprenylated pheromone variants.";
Mol. Microbiol. 44:1561-1573(2002).
[2]
NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
STRAIN=W23 / DV3-D-2;
Sabotic J., Cepon U., Cadez P., Mandic Mulec I.;
"Variability of Bacillus sp. quorum sensing system.";
Submitted (OCT-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
[3]
ISOPRENYLATION AT TRP-56.
DOI=10.1038/nchembio709; PubMed=16407988 [NCBI, ExPASy, EBI, Israel, Japan]
Okada M., Sato I., Cho S.J., Iwata H., Nishio T., Dubnau D., Sakagami Y.;
"Structure of the Bacillus subtilis quorum-sensing peptide pheromone ComX.";
Nat. Chem. Biol. 1:23-24(2005).
[4]
POLYMORPHISM IN COMX; COMQ AND COMP.
DOI=10.1128/JB.183.2.451-460.2001; PubMed=11133937 [NCBI, ExPASy, EBI, Israel, Japan]
Tortosa P., Logsdon L., Kraigher B., Itoh Y., Mandic-Mulec I., Dubnau D.;
"Specificity and genetic polymorphism of the Bacillus competence quorum-sensing system.";
J. Bacteriol. 183:451-460(2001).
[5]
POLYMORPHISM, AND DETERMINANTS OF MODIFICATION SPECIFICITY.
DOI=10.1128/JB.186.1.15-21.2004; PubMed=14679219 [NCBI, ExPASy, EBI, Israel, Japan]
Ansaldi M., Dubnau D.;
"Diversifying selection at the Bacillus quorum-sensing locus and determinants of modification specificity during synthesis of the ComX pheromone.";
J. Bacteriol. 186:15-21(2004).
Comments
  • FUNCTION: Part of a major quorum-sensing system that regulates the development of genetic competence. Acts through the activation of the two-component regulatory system comP/comA composed of a sensor histidine kinase, comP, and a response regulator, comA, that regulates directly the transcription of over 20 genes. Transport through the membrane may involve spo0K. Under certain conditions plays a role in sporulation.
  • SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
  • PTM: Isoprenylation of Trp-56 is essential for activity. The type of isoprenyl derivative differs among the different pherotypes and depends on comX primary sequence. ComQ is required for the production of comX and may be responsible alone for its complete maturation.
  • MISCELLANEOUS: The DNA sequences encoding comQ, comX and the N-terminal two-thirds of comP show a striking polymorphism, which determines the specificity of the quorum-sensing system in the different pherotypes of Bacillus. In comX, the sole conserved residue is the modified tryptophan essential for the activity.
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Cross-references
Sequence databases
EMBL
AF456138; AAL67740.1; -; Genomic_DNA.[EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
AF456131; AAL67719.1; -; Genomic_DNA.[EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
AF456132; AAL67722.1; -; Genomic_DNA.[EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
AF458695; AAL59650.1; -; Genomic_DNA.[EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
DQ241785; ABB51994.1; -; Genomic_DNA.[EMBL / GenBank / DDBJ] [CoDingSequence]
3D structure databases
ModBase Q8VL79.
Family and domain databases
InterPro IPR009233; Competence_ComX_Bacillus.
Graphical view of domain structure.
Pfam PF05952; ComX; 1.
Pfam graphical view of domain structure.
BLOCKS Q8VL79.
Other
ProtoNet Q8VL79.
UniRef View cluster of proteins with at least 50% / 90% / 100% identity.
Keywords
Competence; Lipoprotein; Pheromone; Prenylation; Secreted; Sporulation.
Features
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KeyFrom  To Length Description FTId
PROPEP   1   52  52      PRO_0000233036
PEPTIDE   53   58  6     Competence pheromone. PRO_0000233037
LIPID   56   56        3'-geranyl-2',N2-cyclotryptophan; in strain W23 / RO-E-2. 
Sequence information
Length: 58 AA [This is the length of the unprocessed precursor] Molecular weight: 6684 Da [This is the MW of the unprocessed precursor] CRC64: BC6095F268EC1EFE [This is a checksum on the sequence]
        10         20         30         40         50 
MKQDMIDYLM KNPQVLTKLE NGEASLIGIP DKLIPSIVDI FNKKMTLSKK CKGIFWEQ 

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