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spoT bifunctional (p)ppGpp synthase/hydrolase SpoT [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948159, updated on 19-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
spoT
Official Full Name
bifunctional (p)ppGpp synthase/hydrolase SpoT
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10966
Locus tag
b3650
See related
ASAP:ABE-0011935
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK3640
Summary
cgtA mutants have elevated basal ppGpp and CgtA is proposed to be a regulator of SpoT activity (Jiang, 2007). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG10966].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3822400..3824508)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene guanylate kinase Neighboring gene RNA polymerase subunit omega Neighboring gene tRNA (Gm18) 2'-O-methyltransferase Neighboring gene ATP-dependent DNA helicase RecG

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Feedback control of ribosome function in Escherichia coli. Bremer H, et al. Biochimie, 2008 Mar. PMID 17999920
  2. Feedback control of ribosome synthesis in Escherichia coli is dependent on eight critical amino acids. Zhang X, et al. Biochimie, 2006 Sep. PMID 16675089
  3. Identification of an indispensable amino acid for ppGpp synthesis of Escherichia coli SpoT protein. Fujita C, et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 2002 Dec. PMID 12596879
  4. Parallel changes in gene expression after 20,000 generations of evolution in Escherichiacoli. Cooper TF, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2003 Feb 4. PMID 12538876, Free PMC Article
  5. Guanosine 5'-diphosphate 3'-diphosphate (ppGpp) synthetic activities on Escherichia coli SpoT domains. Fujita C, et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 2002 Jul. PMID 12224635

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. The YmgB-SpoT interaction triggers the stringent response in Escherichia coli.
    Title: The YmgB-SpoT interaction triggers the stringent response in Escherichia coli.
  2. (p)ppGpp controls stringent factors by exploiting antagonistic allosteric coupling between catalytic domains.
    Title: (p)ppGpp controls stringent factors by exploiting antagonistic allosteric coupling between catalytic domains.
  3. Study shows that the protein YtfK promotes SpoT-dependent accumulation of (p)ppGpp in E. coli and is required for activation of the stringent response during phosphate and fatty acid starvation. Results indicate that YtfK can interact with SpoT and propose that YtfK activates the stringent response by tilting the catalytic balance of SpoT toward (p)ppGpp synthesis.
    Title: YtfK activates the stringent response by triggering the alarmone synthetase SpoT in Escherichia coli.
  4. Deleting dksA, which encodes a regulator of the stringent response to nutrient starvation, decreases growth under glucose phosphate stress conditions. The stringent response alarmone regulator ppGpp (synthesized by RelA and SpoT) also contributes to recovery from glucose phosphate stress: as with dksA, mutating relA and spoT worsens the growth defect of an sgrS mutant during stress.
    Title: Stringent Response Regulators Contribute to Recovery from Glucose Phosphate Stress in Escherichia coli.
  5. Dephosphorylated HPr, but not phosphorylated HPr, of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system could antagonize the stimulatory effect of Rsd on SpoT (p)ppGpp hydrolase activity.
    Title: Rsd balances (p)ppGpp level by stimulating the hydrolase activity of SpoT during carbon source downshift in Escherichia coli.
  6. Mutations in relA, but not necessarily inactivating mutations, can be selected to compensate total SpoT function(s) loss in Escherichia coli.
    Title: Systematic production of inactivating and non-inactivating suppressor mutations at the relA locus that compensate the detrimental effects of complete spot loss and affect glycogen content in Escherichia coli.
  7. The results indicate that polyamine stimulation of synthesis of SpoT plays an important role for cell viability through stimulation of ppGpp synthesis by SpoT.
    Title: Increase in cell viability by polyamines through stimulation of the synthesis of ppGpp regulatory protein and ω protein of RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli.
  8. Direct regulation of Escherichia coli ribosomal protein promoters by the transcription factors ppGpp and DksA.
    Title: Direct regulation of Escherichia coli ribosomal protein promoters by the transcription factors ppGpp and DksA.
  9. SpoT-mediated reduction of ppGpp triggers biofilm upregulation in response to translation inhibition.
    Title: Second messenger signalling governs Escherichia coli biofilm induction upon ribosomal stress.
  10. The interaction between (p)ppGpp synthases and acyl carrier protein restricted to bacteria containing the RelA and SpoT proteins.
    Title: Bacteria possessing two RelA/SpoT-like proteins have evolved a specific stringent response involving the acyl carrier protein-SpoT interaction.
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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables GTP diphosphokinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables GTP diphosphokinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables guanosine-3',5'-bis(diphosphate) 3'-diphosphatase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables guanosine-3',5'-bis(diphosphate) 3'-diphosphatase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables guanosine-3',5'-bis(diphosphate) 3'-diphosphatase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables hydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in guanosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within nucleobase-containing small molecule interconversion IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in phosphorylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in response to starvation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
bifunctional (p)ppGpp synthase/hydrolase SpoT
NP_418107.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3822400..3824508
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418107.1 bifunctional (p)ppGpp synthase/hydrolase SpoT [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418107.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0B5HM11, A0A1V2GJX7
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK11092
    Location:1 → 702
    PRK11092; bifunctional GTP diphosphokinase/guanosine-3',5'-bis pyrophosphate 3'-pyrophosphohydrolase
Nucleotide Protein
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