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Abstract

A gene, , was identified by transposon mutagenesis to be required for the expression of , an operon coding for part of the chaperone–usher (CU) system in this bacterium. The MXAN3487 protein displays sequence and structural homology to adenosine 5′-phosphosulphate (APS) kinase family members and contains putative motifs for ATP and APS binding. Although the locus is not linked to other sulphate assimilation genes, its protein product may have APS kinase activity and the importance of the ATP-binding site for activity was demonstrated. Expression of was not affected by sulphate availability, suggesting that MXAN3487 may not function in a reductive sulphate assimilation pathway. Deletion of significantly delayed fruiting body formation and the production of McuA, a spore coat protein secreted by the Mcu CU system. Based on these observations and data from our previous studies, we propose that MXAN3487 may phosphorylate molecules structurally related to APS, generating metabolites necessary for development, and that exerts a positive effect on the operon whose expression is morphogenesis dependent.

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