Detailed information    

experimental Experimentally validated

Overview

Name   comX/comX1   Type   Regulator
Locus tag   SP_RS00070 Genome accession   NC_003028
Coordinates   14450..14929 (+) Length   159 a.a.
NCBI ID   WP_000588925.1    Uniprot ID   A0AAX3HEV8
Organism   Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4     
Function   activate transcription of late competence genes   
Competence regulation

Function

The comX gene encodes an alternative sigma factor activates transcription of the late competence genes by binding to a conserved sequence motif (combox) present in the promoters of these genes.


Genomic Context

Location: 9450..19929
Locus tag Gene name Coordinates (strand) Size (bp) Protein ID Product Description
  SP_RS00055 (SP_0011) tilS 10531..11808 (+) 1278 WP_001208979.1 tRNA lysidine(34) synthetase TilS -
  SP_RS00060 (SP_0012) hpt 11812..12354 (+) 543 WP_000892185.1 hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase -
  SP_RS00065 (SP_0013) ftsH 12370..14328 (+) 1959 WP_000744538.1 ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease FtsH -
  SP_RS00070 (SP_0014) comX/comX1 14450..14929 (+) 480 WP_000588925.1 sigma-70 family RNA polymerase sigma factor Regulator

Regulatory network

Positive effect      
Negative effect
Regulator Target Regulation
  comX/comX1 late competence genes positive effect
  comX/comX2 late competence genes positive effect
  comX/comX2 late competence genes positive effect
  comE comX/comX2 positive effect
  clpP comX/comX2 negative effect
  comW comX/comX2 positive effect
  clpE comX/comX2 negative effect
  comX/comX1 late competence genes positive effect
  comE comX/comX1 positive effect
  clpP comX/comX1 negative effect
  comW comX/comX1 positive effect
  clpE comX/comX1 negative effect
  comE comE positive effect
  comE comW positive effect
  comE comA positive effect
  comE comB positive effect
  comE comM positive effect
  comE comD/comD2 positive effect
  comE comC/comC2 positive effect
  comD/comD2 comE positive effect
  stkP comE positive effect
  clpP comW negative effect
  mecA comW negative effect
  clpC comW negative effect
  comA comC/comC2 positive effect
  comB comC/comC2 positive effect
  comM cbpD negative effect
  comC/comC2 comD/comD2 positive effect
  ciaH comC/comC2 negative effect
  htrA comC/comC2 negative effect
  ciaR comC/comC2 negative effect
  cbpD lytA positive effect
  cbpD lytC positive effect
  ciaH htrA positive effect
  htrA comEC/celB negative effect
  htrA comEA/celA/cilE negative effect
  ciaR htrA positive effect

Sequence

Protein


Download         Length: 159 a.a.        Molecular weight: 19887.54 Da        Isoelectric Point: 7.3798

>NTDB_id=140 SP_RS00070 WP_000588925.1 14450..14929(+) (comX/comX1) [Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4]
MIKELYEEVQGTVYKCRNEYYLHLWELSDWEQEGMLCLHELISREEGLVDDIPRLRKYFKTKFRNRILDYIRKQESQKRR
YDKEPYEEVGEISHRISEGGLWLDDYYLFHETLRDYRNKQSKEKQEELERVLSNERFRGRQRVLRDLRIVFKEFTIRTH

Nucleotide


Download         Length: 480 bp        

>NTDB_id=140 SP_RS00070 WP_000588925.1 14450..14929(+) (comX/comX1) [Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4]
ATGATTAAAGAATTGTATGAAGAAGTCCAAGGGACTGTGTATAAGTGTAGAAATGAATATTACCTTCATTTATGGGAATT
GTCGGATTGGGAGCAAGAAGGCATGCTCTGCTTACATGAATTGATTAGTAGAGAAGAAGGACTGGTAGACGATATTCCAC
GTTTAAGGAAATATTTCAAGACCAAGTTTCGAAATCGAATTTTAGACTATATCCGTAAACAGGAAAGTCAGAAGCGTAGA
TACGATAAAGAACCCTATGAAGAAGTGGGTGAGATCAGTCATCGTATAAGTGAGGGGGGTCTCTGGCTAGATGATTATTA
TCTCTTTCATGAAACACTAAGAGATTATAGAAACAAACAAAGTAAAGAGAAACAAGAAGAACTAGAACGCGTCTTAAGCA
ATGAACGATTTCGAGGGCGTCAAAGAGTATTAAGAGACTTACGCATTGTGTTTAAGGAGTTTACTATCCGTACCCACTAG

Domains


No domain identified.



Secondary structure

Protein secondary structures were predicted by S4PRED and visualized by seqviz.



3D structure

Source ID Structure

Transmembrane helices

Transmembrane helices of protein were predicted by TMHMM 2.0 and visualized by seqviz and ECharts.


Visualization of predicted probability:


Similar proteins

Only experimentally validated proteins are listed.

Protein Organism Identities (%) Coverage (%) Ha-value
  comX/comX2 Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4

100

100

1
  comX/comX2 Streptococcus pneumoniae D39

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/comX1 Streptococcus pneumoniae D39

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/comX1 Streptococcus pneumoniae R6

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/comX1 Streptococcus pneumoniae Rx1

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/comX2 Streptococcus pneumoniae Rx1

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/comX2 Streptococcus pneumoniae R6

99.371

100

0.994
  comX/sigX/comX2/sigX2 Streptococcus mitis NCTC 12261

91.824

100

0.918
  comX/sigX/comX1/sigX1 Streptococcus mitis NCTC 12261

91.824

100

0.918
  comX/sigX/comX2/sigX2 Streptococcus mitis SK321

89.937

100

0.899
  comX/sigX/comX1/sigX1 Streptococcus mitis SK321

88.608

99.371

0.881
  comR/comR2 Streptococcus gordonii str. Challis substr. CH1

48.718

98.113

0.478
  comR/comR1 Streptococcus gordonii str. Challis substr. CH1

48.718

98.113

0.478
  comX/sigX Streptococcus suis P1/7

46.358

96.795

0.449
  comX/sigX Streptococcus suis D9

46.358

96.795

0.449
  comX/sigX Streptococcus suis isolate S10

46.358

96.795

0.449
  comX/sigX Streptococcus mutans UA159

46

94.34

0.434
  comX/sigX/comX1/sigX1 Streptococcus pyogenes MGAS315

39.216

96.226

0.377
  comX/sigX/comX2/sigX2 Streptococcus pyogenes MGAS315

39.216

96.226

0.377
  comX/sigX/comX1/sigX1 Streptococcus pyogenes MGAS8232

40

94.34

0.377
  comX/sigX/comX2/sigX2 Streptococcus pyogenes JRS4

40

94.34

0.377
  comX/sigX/comX2/sigX2 Streptococcus pyogenes MGAS8232

40

94.34

0.377
  comX/sigX/comX1/sigX1 Streptococcus pyogenes JRS4

40

94.34

0.377
  comX Streptococcus thermophilus LMG 18311

38.926

93.711

0.365
  comX Streptococcus salivarius SK126

38.926

93.711

0.365
  comX Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9

38.926

93.711

0.365

Multiple sequence alignment    



References

[1] Andrew Piotrowski et al. (2009) Competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae: termination of activity of the alternative sigma factor ComX is independent of proteolysis of ComX and ComW. Journal of Bacteriology 191(10):3359-66. [PMID: 19286798]
[2] Chang Kyoo Sung et al. (2005) Two distinct functions of ComW in stabilization and activation of the alternative sigma factor ComX in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology 187(9):3052-61. [PMID: 15838032]
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[4] Ping Luo et al. (2003) Transient association of an alternative sigma factor, ComX, with RNA polymerase during the period of competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology 185(1):349-58. [PMID: 12486073]
[5] Ping Luo et al. (2003) ComX is a unique link between multiple quorum sensing outputs and competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Molecular Microbiology 50(2):623-33. [PMID: 14617184]
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