PyrC

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  • Description: dihydroorotase

Gene name pyrC
Synonyms
Essential no
Product dihydroorotase
Function pyrimidine biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: pyrC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Pyrimidines, Nucleotides (regulation)
MW, pI 46 kDa, 5.427
Gene length, protein length 1284 bp, 428 aa
Immediate neighbours pyrB, pyrAA
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis/ acquisition of nucleotides

This gene is a member of the following regulons

PyrR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15500

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: (S)-dihydroorotate + H2O = N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: Type 2 subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): PucH

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 3GRI (from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus mw2, 60% identity, 72% similarity)
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • induced in the absence of uridine nucleotides (PyrR) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
    • PyrR: RNA switch, transcription termination/ antitermination (in the presence of uridine nucleotides: termination, in their absence: antitermination) PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References