GltB

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  • Description: small subunit of glutamate synthase, large subunit is gltA, glutamate biosynthesis is induced by sugar and repressed by arginine

Gene name gltB
Synonyms
Essential no
Product glutamate synthase (small subunit)
Function glutamate biosynthesis
MW, pI 54.6 kDa, 7.69
Gene length, protein length 1479 bp, 493 amino acids
Immediate neighbours gltA, yogA
Gene sequence (+200bp) Protein sequence
Genetic context
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The gene

Basic information

  • Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2 L-glutamate + NADP(+) <=> L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s): none

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • Swiss prot entry: [3]
  • KEGG entry: [4]
  • E.C. number: [5]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: induced by sugar, repressed by arginine (both mediated by GltC), repressed in the absence of ammonium (mediated by TnrA), pos. regulated by GltR
  • Regulatory mechanism: activator: GltC; repressor: TnrA
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

Labs working on this gene/protein

Linc Sonenshein, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA Homepage

Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen, Germany Homepage

Your additional remarks

References

  1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed