KtrB

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  • Description: high affinity potassium transporter KtrA-KtrB, integral membrane subunit

Gene name ktrB
Synonyms yubG
Essential no
Product high affinity potassium transporter KtrA-KtrB,
integral membrane subunit (proton symport)
Function potassium uptake
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ktrB
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: KtrB
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Metal ion homeostasis, ktrB
MW, pI 48 kDa, 10.116
Gene length, protein length 1335 bp, 445 aa
Immediate neighbours ktrA, yubF
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YubG context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
KtrB expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

transporters/ other, metal ion homeostasis (K, Na, Ca, Mg), coping with hyper-osmotic stress, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

YdaO riboswitch

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU31100

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Modification:
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
    • expression is controlled via termination antitermination by the ydaO riboswitch, expression is switched off upon binding od c-di-AMP PubMed
  • Additional information:


Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References