| Primary Identifier | IPR017746 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | Cellulose_synthase_operon_BcsQ |
| description | The BcsQ (also known as YhjQ) protein is encoded immediately upstream of bacterial cellulose synthase (bcs) genes in a broad range of bacteria, including both copies of the bcs locus in Klebsiella pneumoniae, and in several species is clearly part of the bcs operon. It is identified as a probable component of the bacterial cellulose metabolic process not only by gene location, but also by partial phylogenetic profiling, or Haft-Selengut algorithm [], based on a bacterial cellulose biosynthesis genome property profile.Cellulose plays an important role in biofilm formation and structural integrity in some bacteria. E. coli csQ may play a role in subcellular localization of an active cellulose biosynthesis apparatus at the bacterial cell pole []. |
