MalR

• Description: two-component system response regulator, for malate utilization
  
  

Gene name	malR
Synonyms	yufM
Essential	no
Product	response regulator
Function	control of malate utilization
MW, pI	26 kDa, 5.976
Gene length, protein length	705 bp, 235 aa
Immediate neighbours
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

unable to use malate as the single carbon source PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Genes/ operons controlled by MalR

maeN, yflS, ywkA

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry:

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Tanaka, K., K. Kobayashi, and N. Ogasawara. 2003. The Bacillus subtilis YufLM two-component system regulates the expression of the malate transporters MaeN (YufR) and YflS, and is essential for utilization of malate in minimal medium. Microbiology 149: 2317-2329. PubMed
2. Doan, T., P. Servant, S. Tojo, H. Yamaguchi, G. Lerondel, K. Yoshida, Y. Fujita, and S. Aymerich. 2003. The Bacillus subtilis ywkA gene encodes a malic enzyme and its transcription is activated by the YufL/YufM two-component system in response to malate. Microbiology 149: 2331-2343. PubMed
3. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed