Btr

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  • Description: transcription activator (AraC family DNA-binding domain fused to FeuA-like substrate-binding domain), regulation of the feuABC ybbA operon

Gene name btr
Synonyms ybbB, yzbC
Essential no
Product transcription activator (AraC family)
Function regulation of iron acquisition
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Stress
MW, pI 60 kDa, 6.433
Gene length, protein length 1587 bp, 529 aa
Immediate neighbours feuA, ybbC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YbbB context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU01640

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:
  • Cofactor(s):
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Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
    • repressed unless the cells enter an iron starvation (Fur) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information: the mRNA is very stable (half-life > 15 min) PubMed

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Ahmed Gaballa, John D Helmann
Substrate induction of siderophore transport in Bacillus subtilis mediated by a novel one-component regulator.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 66(1);164-73
[PubMed:17725565] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

G Hambraeus, C von Wachenfeldt, L Hederstedt
Genome-wide survey of mRNA half-lives in Bacillus subtilis identifies extremely stable mRNAs.
Mol Genet Genomics: 2003, 269(5);706-14
[PubMed:12884008] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Noel Baichoo, Tao Wang, Rick Ye, John D Helmann
Global analysis of the Bacillus subtilis Fur regulon and the iron starvation stimulon.
Mol Microbiol: 2002, 45(6);1613-29
[PubMed:12354229] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)