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umuD DNA polymerase V protein UmuD [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945746, updated on 3-Dec-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
umuD
Official Full Name
DNA polymerase V protein UmuD
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11057
Locus tag
b1183
See related
ASAP:ABE-0003974
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
ECK1171
Summary
LexA regulon. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11057]. Following induction of the SOS response, UmuD is proteolytically processed into UmuD' in a cleavage reaction that depends on activated RecA . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11057].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1230767..1231186)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative metal-chelating domain-containing protein YcgN Neighboring gene hemolysin E Neighboring gene DNA polymerase V catalytic protein Neighboring gene protein thiol:quinone oxidoreductase DsbB

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. The dimeric SOS mutagenesis protein UmuD is active as a monomer. Ollivierre JN, et al. J Biol Chem, 2011 Feb 4. PMID 21118802, Free PMC Article
  2. Structure of the UmuD' protein and its regulation in response to DNA damage. Peat TS, et al. Nature, 1996 Apr 25. PMID 8614470
  3. Regulation of Escherichia coli SOS mutagenesis by dimeric intrinsically disordered umuD gene products. Simon SM, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2008 Jan 29. PMID 18216271, Free PMC Article
  4. Targeting of the UmuD, UmuD', and MucA' mutagenesis proteins to DNA by RecA protein. Frank EG, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1993 Sep 1. PMID 8367479, Free PMC Article
  5. Subunit-specific degradation of the UmuD/D' heterodimer by the ClpXP protease: the role of trans recognition in UmuD' stability. Gonzalez M, et al. EMBO J, 2000 Oct 2. PMID 11013227, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Tracking Escherichia coli DNA polymerase V to the entire genome during the SOS response.
    Title: Tracking Escherichia coli DNA polymerase V to the entire genome during the SOS response.
  2. Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy reveals modulation of DNA polymerase IV-binding lifetimes by UmuD (K97A) and UmuD'.
    Title: Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy reveals modulation of DNA polymerase IV-binding lifetimes by UmuD (K97A) and UmuD'.
  3. A Comprehensive View of Translesion Synthesis in Escherichia coli.
    Title: A Comprehensive View of Translesion Synthesis in Escherichia coli.
  4. DNA binding and synthesis cannot occur until pol V interacts with a RecA nucleoprotein filament (RecA*) and ATP to form a mutasome complex, pol V Mut = UmuD'2C-RecA-ATP.
    Title: Conformational regulation of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase V by RecA and ATP.
  5. There are multiple levels of regulation imposed on pol V including transcriptional control, posttranslational modification, targeted proteolysis, activation of the catalytic activity of pol V through protein-protein interactions and the very recently described intracellular spatial regulation of pol V. (Review)
    Title: Insights into the complex levels of regulation imposed on Escherichia coli DNA polymerase V.
  6. The current study delves deeper into this process, initiating the task of mapping out the molecular details of the interaction between RecA and UmuD'2C
    Title: A RecA protein surface required for activation of DNA polymerase V.
  7. The results suggest that competition between UmuD and ssDNA for DNA polymerase III alpha binding is a new mechanism for polymerase exchange.
    Title: Polymerase manager protein UmuD directly regulates Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III α binding to ssDNA.
  8. Like the self-cleaving serine proteases LexA and UmuD in Escherichia coli, UmuDAb required RecA for cleavage.
    Title: The Acinetobacter regulatory UmuDAb protein cleaves in response to DNA damage with chimeric LexA/UmuD characteristics.
  9. Authors propose that the interaction between DNA polymerase III alpha and UmuD contributes to the transition between replicative and translesion synthesis polymerases by removing DNA polymerase III alpha from the beta clamp.
    Title: Selective disruption of the DNA polymerase III α-β complex by the umuD gene products.
  10. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy study determined that the arms of UmuD2 display a large degree of motion, are largely unbound from the globular C-terminal domain, and that the free energy of dissociation is 2.1 kJ mol-1
    Title: Electron spin labeling reveals the highly dynamic N-terminal arms of the SOS mutagenesis protein UmuD.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables identical protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables nucleic acid binding EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables serine-type peptidase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables single-stranded DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in DNA damage response IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in DNA repair IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in DNA repair IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in SOS response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in SOS response IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in proteolysis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in translesion synthesis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of DNA polymerase V complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in cytosol IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
DNA polymerase V protein UmuD
NP_415701.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1230767..1231186
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415701.1 DNA polymerase V protein UmuD [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415701.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8S0FWZ5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10276
    Location:1 → 139
    PRK10276; translesion error-prone DNA polymerase V autoproteolytic subunit
Nucleotide Protein
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