OhrR

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  • Description: transcription repressor of the ohrA gene

Gene name ohrR
Synonyms ykmA
Essential no
Product transcription repressor (MarR family)
Function regulation of ohrA expression
in response to organic peroxides
MW, pI 16 kDa, 6.364
Gene length, protein length 441 bp, 147 aa
Immediate neighbours ohrA, ohrB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkmA context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription factors and their control, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The OhrR regulon:

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU13150

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
    • senses organic peroxides, released from DNA upon oxidation of an active site cysteine
    • S-bacillithiolation upon hypochlorite stress on Cys-15, this results in release from the ohrA promoter PubMed
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 1Z91 (reduced form), 1Z9C (complex with ohrA promoter)
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage

Richard Brennan, Houston, Texas, USA Homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Haike Antelmann, John D Helmann
Thiol-based redox switches and gene regulation.
Antioxid Redox Signal: 2011, 14(6);1049-63
[PubMed:20626317] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Victor Duarte, Jean-Marc Latour
PerR vs OhrR: selective peroxide sensing in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Biosyst: 2010, 6(2);316-23
[PubMed:20094649] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Peter Zuber
Management of oxidative stress in Bacillus.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2009, 63;575-97
[PubMed:19575568] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)


Original Publications