Gene Rv3523
in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
General annotation
| Type | CDS |
| Function | Function unknown; probably involved in lipid metabolism. |
| Product | Probable lipid carrier protein or keto acyl-CoA thiolase Ltp3 |
| Comments | Rv3523, (MTCY03C7.33c), len: 394 aa. Probable ltp3, lipid carrier protein or keto acyl-CoA thiolase, similar to several e.g. O30037|AF0202 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (ACAB-6) from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (380 aa) FASTA scores: opt: 782, E(): 1.7e-40, (38.35% identity in 386 aa overlap); Q9Y9A1|APE2384 long hypothetical non specific lipid-transfer protein (acethyl CoA synthetase) from Aeropyrum pernix (394 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 626, E(): 5.9e-31, (35.75% identity in 386 aa overlap); BAB59210|TVG0067506 lipid transfer protein from Thermoplasma volcanium (390 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 591, E(): 8.1e-29, (34.35% identity in 384 aa overlap); Q9YDI4|APE0929 long hypothetical nonspecific lipid-transfer protein from Aeropyrum pernix (400 aa) FASTA scores: opt: 588, E(): 1.3e-28, (31.6% identity in 408 aa overlap); O30104|AF0133 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (ACAB-3) from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (411 aa) FASTA scores: opt: 583, E(): 2.6e-28, (39.8% identity in 412 aa overlap); O29811|AF0438 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (ACAB-8) from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (387 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 574, E(): 8.8e-28, (30.95% identity in 388 aa overlap); etc. |
| Functional category | Lipid metabolism |
| Transcriptomics | mRNA identified by microarray analysis and down-regulated after 96h of starvation (see citation below). |
| Mutant | Non-essential gene for in vitro growth of H37Rv in a MtbYM rich medium, by Himar1 transposon mutagenesis (see Minato et al. 2019). Non-essential gene for in vitro growth of H37Rv, by analysis of saturated Himar1 transposon libraries (see DeJesus et al. 2017). Non essential gene by Himar1 transposon mutagenesis in H37Rv strain (see Sassetti et al., 2003). Required for growth in C57BL/6J mouse spleen, by transposon site hybridization (TraSH) in H37Rv (See Sassetti and Rubin, 2003). Non-essential gene for in vitro growth of H37Rv, by Himar1 transposon mutagenesis (See Griffin et al., 2011). Check for mutants available at TARGET website |
Coordinates
| Type | Start | End | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDS | 3959529 | 3960713 | + |
Genomic sequence
Feature type
Upstream flanking region (bp)
Downstream flanking region (bp)
Update
Protein sequence
>Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv|Rv3523|ltp3
MAGKLAAVLGTGQTKYVAKRQDVSMNGLVREAIDRALADSGSTFDDIDAVVVGKAPDFFEGVMMPELFMADAMGATGKPLIRVHTAGSVGGSTGVVAASLVQSGKYRRVLALAWEKQSESNAMWALSIPVPFTKPVGAGAGGYFAPHVRAYIRRSGAPAHIGAMVAVKDRLNGSRNPLAHLQQPDITLEKVMASQMLWDPIRFDETCPSSDGACAVVVGDEEIADARLAQGHPVAWIHGTALRTEPLAFAGRDQVNPQAGRDAAAALWKAAGITSPIDEIDAAEIYVPFSWFEPMWLENLGFAREGEGWKLTEAGETAIGGRLPVNPSGGVLSANPIGASGLIRFAEAAIQVMGKAEARQVPGARKALGHAYGGGSQYFSMWVVGCEKPKQAAA
Bibliography
- Betts JC et al. [2002]. Evaluation of a nutrient starvation model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence by gene and protein expression profiling. Transcriptome
- Sassetti CM and Rubin EJ [2003]. Genetic requirements for mycobacterial survival during infection. Mutant
- Sassetti CM et al. [2003]. Genes required for mycobacterial growth defined by high density mutagenesis. Mutant
- Kendall SL, Withers M, Soffair CN, Moreland NJ, Gurcha S, Sidders B, Frita R, Ten Bokum A, Besra GS, Lott JS and Stoker NG [2007]. A highly conserved transcriptional repressor controls a large regulon involved in lipid degradation in Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Regulation
- Van der Geize R et al. [2007]. A gene cluster encoding cholesterol catabolism in a soil actinomycete provides insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival in macrophages. Function
- Griffin JE et al. [2011]. High-resolution phenotypic profiling defines genes essential for mycobacterial growth and cholesterol catabolism. Mutant
- DeJesus MA et al. [2017]. Comprehensive Essentiality Analysis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genome via Saturating Transposon Mutagenesis. Mutant
- Minato Y et al. [2019]. Genomewide Assessment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Conditionally Essential Metabolic Pathways. Mutant
