CimH
- Description: transporter for citrate and malate
| Gene name | cimH |
| Synonyms | yxkJ |
| Essential | no |
| Product | proton symporter for citrate and malate |
| Function | transport of organic acids |
| MW, pI | 48 kDa, 6.554 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1350 bp, 450 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
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Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: uptake of citrate and malate (symport with protons) PubMed
- Protein family: 2-hydroxycarboxylate transporter family
- Paralogous protein(s): MaeN
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
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Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry:
- KEGG entry:
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Additional information
Expression and regulation
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Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
- Krom et al. (2001) Bacillus subtilis YxkJ is a secondary transporter of the 2-hydroxycarboxylate transporter family that transports L-malate and citrate. J. Bacteriol. 183: 5862-5869. PubMed
