Detailed information
Experimentally validated
Overview
| Name | recA | Type | Machinery gene |
| Locus tag | KZB15_RS08680 | Genome accession | NZ_CP079922 |
| Coordinates | 1726450..1727616 (-) | Length | 388 a.a. |
| NCBI ID | WP_001085462.1 | Uniprot ID | P0A451 |
| Organism | Streptococcus pneumoniae R36A | ||
| Function | ssDNA binding; loading RecA onto ssDNA DNA processing |
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Function
RecA is the central recombinase enzyme essential for homologous recombination during natural transformation. It binds single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) internalized by the competence machinery, forms nucleoprotein filaments, and catalyzes strand pairing and exchange between the exogenous DNA and the host chromosome, enabling genomic integration of transformed DNA.
Genomic Context
Location: 1721450..1732616
| Locus tag | Gene name | Coordinates (strand) | Size (bp) | Protein ID | Product | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZB15_RS08650 (KZB15_08655) | - | 1721757..1722182 (-) | 426 | WP_000204065.1 | hypothetical protein | - |
| KZB15_RS08655 (KZB15_08660) | - | 1722311..1722670 (-) | 360 | WP_000749822.1 | ImmA/IrrE family metallo-endopeptidase | - |
| KZB15_RS08660 (KZB15_08665) | - | 1722716..1722922 (-) | 207 | WP_000366091.1 | hypothetical protein | - |
| KZB15_RS08665 (KZB15_08670) | - | 1722909..1723082 (-) | 174 | WP_000289349.1 | helix-turn-helix domain-containing protein | - |
| KZB15_RS08670 (KZB15_08675) | lytA | 1723441..1724397 (-) | 957 | WP_000405235.1 | N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase LytA | - |
| KZB15_RS08675 (KZB15_08680) | - | 1724773..1726143 (-) | 1371 | WP_001036271.1 | MATE family efflux transporter | - |
| KZB15_RS08680 (KZB15_08685) | recA | 1726450..1727616 (-) | 1167 | WP_001085462.1 | recombinase RecA | Machinery gene |
| KZB15_RS08685 (KZB15_08690) | cinA | 1727671..1728927 (-) | 1257 | WP_000642700.1 | competence/damage-inducible protein A | Machinery gene |
| KZB15_RS08690 (KZB15_08695) | - | 1729012..1730028 (-) | 1017 | WP_000239282.1 | LCP family protein | - |
| KZB15_RS08695 (KZB15_08700) | - | 1730036..1730554 (-) | 519 | WP_000455537.1 | GNAT family N-acetyltransferase | - |
| KZB15_RS08700 (KZB15_08705) | tsaE | 1730544..1730987 (-) | 444 | WP_000288232.1 | tRNA (adenosine(37)-N6)-threonylcarbamoyltransferase complex ATPase subunit type 1 TsaE | - |
| KZB15_RS08705 (KZB15_08710) | comM | 1731073..1731693 (-) | 621 | WP_000839908.1 | hypothetical protein | Regulator |
Sequence
Protein
Download Length: 388 a.a. Molecular weight: 41949.78 Da Isoelectric Point: 4.8403
>NTDB_id=648 KZB15_RS08680 WP_001085462.1 1726450..1727616(-) (recA) [Streptococcus pneumoniae R36A]
MAKKPKKLEEISKKFGAEREKALNDALKLIEKDFGKGSIMRLGERAEQKVQVMSSGSLALDIALGSGGYPKGRIIEIYGP
ESSGKTTVALHAVAQAQKEGGIAAFIDAEHALDPAYAAALGVNIDELLLSQPDSGEQGLEIAGKLIDSGAVDLVVVDSVA
ALVPRAEIDGDIGDSHVGLQARMMSQAMRKLGASINKTKTIAIFINQLREKVGVMFGNPETTPGGRALKFYASVRLDVRG
NTQIKGTGDQKETNVGKETKIKVVKNKVAPPFKEAVVEIMYGEGISKTGELLKIASDLDIIKKAGAWYSYKDEKIGQGSE
NAKKYLAEHPEIFDEIDKQVRSKFGLIDGEEVSEQDTENKKDEPKKEEAVNEEVPLDLGDELEIEIEE
MAKKPKKLEEISKKFGAEREKALNDALKLIEKDFGKGSIMRLGERAEQKVQVMSSGSLALDIALGSGGYPKGRIIEIYGP
ESSGKTTVALHAVAQAQKEGGIAAFIDAEHALDPAYAAALGVNIDELLLSQPDSGEQGLEIAGKLIDSGAVDLVVVDSVA
ALVPRAEIDGDIGDSHVGLQARMMSQAMRKLGASINKTKTIAIFINQLREKVGVMFGNPETTPGGRALKFYASVRLDVRG
NTQIKGTGDQKETNVGKETKIKVVKNKVAPPFKEAVVEIMYGEGISKTGELLKIASDLDIIKKAGAWYSYKDEKIGQGSE
NAKKYLAEHPEIFDEIDKQVRSKFGLIDGEEVSEQDTENKKDEPKKEEAVNEEVPLDLGDELEIEIEE
Nucleotide
Download Length: 1167 bp
>NTDB_id=648 KZB15_RS08680 WP_001085462.1 1726450..1727616(-) (recA) [Streptococcus pneumoniae R36A]
ATGGCGAAAAAACCAAAAAAATTAGAAGAAATTTCAAAAAAATTTGGGGCAGAACGTGAAAAGGCCTTGAATGACGCTCT
TAAATTGATTGAGAAAGACTTTGGTAAAGGATCAATCATGCGTTTGGGTGAACGTGCGGAGCAAAAGGTGCAAGTGATGA
GCTCAGGTTCTTTAGCTCTTGACATTGCCCTTGGCTCAGGTGGTTATCCTAAGGGACGTATCATCGAAATCTATGGCCCA
GAGTCATCTGGTAAGACAACGGTTGCCCTTCATGCAGTTGCACAAGCGCAAAAAGAAGGTGGGATTGCTGCCTTTATCGA
TGCGGAACATGCCCTTGATCCAGCTTATGCTGCGGCCCTTGGTGTCAATATTGACGAATTGCTCTTGTCTCAACCAGACT
CAGGAGAGCAAGGTCTTGAGATTGCGGGAAAATTGATTGACTCAGGTGCAGTTGATCTTGTCGTAGTCGACTCAGTTGCT
GCCCTTGTTCCTCGTGCGGAAATTGATGGAGATATCGGAGATAGCCATGTTGGTTTGCAGGCTCGTATGATGAGCCAGGC
CATGCGTAAACTTGGCGCCTCTATCAATAAAACCAAAACAATTGCCATTTTTATCAACCAATTGCGTGAAAAAGTTGGAG
TGATGTTTGGAAATCCAGAAACAACACCGGGCGGACGTGCTTTGAAATTCTATGCTTCAGTCCGCTTGGATGTTCGTGGT
AATACACAAATTAAGGGAACTGGTGATCAAAAAGAAACCAATGTCGGTAAAGAAACTAAGATTAAGGTTGTAAAAAATAA
GGTAGCTCCACCGTTTAAGGAAGCCGTAGTTGAAATTATGTACGGAGAAGGAATTTCTAAGACTGGTGAGCTTTTGAAGA
TTGCAAGCGATTTGGATATTATCAAAAAAGCAGGGGCTTGGTATTCTTACAAAGATGAAAAAATTGGGCAAGGTTCTGAG
AATGCTAAGAAATACTTGGCAGAGCACCCAGAAATCTTTGATGAAATTGATAAGCAAGTCCGTTCTAAATTTGGCTTGAT
TGATGGAGAAGAAGTTTCAGAACAAGATACTGAAAACAAAAAAGATGAGCCAAAGAAAGAAGAAGCAGTGAATGAAGAAG
TTCCGCTTGACTTAGGCGATGAACTTGAAATCGAAATTGAAGAATAA
ATGGCGAAAAAACCAAAAAAATTAGAAGAAATTTCAAAAAAATTTGGGGCAGAACGTGAAAAGGCCTTGAATGACGCTCT
TAAATTGATTGAGAAAGACTTTGGTAAAGGATCAATCATGCGTTTGGGTGAACGTGCGGAGCAAAAGGTGCAAGTGATGA
GCTCAGGTTCTTTAGCTCTTGACATTGCCCTTGGCTCAGGTGGTTATCCTAAGGGACGTATCATCGAAATCTATGGCCCA
GAGTCATCTGGTAAGACAACGGTTGCCCTTCATGCAGTTGCACAAGCGCAAAAAGAAGGTGGGATTGCTGCCTTTATCGA
TGCGGAACATGCCCTTGATCCAGCTTATGCTGCGGCCCTTGGTGTCAATATTGACGAATTGCTCTTGTCTCAACCAGACT
CAGGAGAGCAAGGTCTTGAGATTGCGGGAAAATTGATTGACTCAGGTGCAGTTGATCTTGTCGTAGTCGACTCAGTTGCT
GCCCTTGTTCCTCGTGCGGAAATTGATGGAGATATCGGAGATAGCCATGTTGGTTTGCAGGCTCGTATGATGAGCCAGGC
CATGCGTAAACTTGGCGCCTCTATCAATAAAACCAAAACAATTGCCATTTTTATCAACCAATTGCGTGAAAAAGTTGGAG
TGATGTTTGGAAATCCAGAAACAACACCGGGCGGACGTGCTTTGAAATTCTATGCTTCAGTCCGCTTGGATGTTCGTGGT
AATACACAAATTAAGGGAACTGGTGATCAAAAAGAAACCAATGTCGGTAAAGAAACTAAGATTAAGGTTGTAAAAAATAA
GGTAGCTCCACCGTTTAAGGAAGCCGTAGTTGAAATTATGTACGGAGAAGGAATTTCTAAGACTGGTGAGCTTTTGAAGA
TTGCAAGCGATTTGGATATTATCAAAAAAGCAGGGGCTTGGTATTCTTACAAAGATGAAAAAATTGGGCAAGGTTCTGAG
AATGCTAAGAAATACTTGGCAGAGCACCCAGAAATCTTTGATGAAATTGATAAGCAAGTCCGTTCTAAATTTGGCTTGAT
TGATGGAGAAGAAGTTTCAGAACAAGATACTGAAAACAAAAAAGATGAGCCAAAGAAAGAAGAAGCAGTGAATGAAGAAG
TTCCGCTTGACTTAGGCGATGAACTTGAAATCGAAATTGAAGAATAA
Similar proteins
Only experimentally validated proteins are listed.
References
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