MetA

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  • Description: homoserine O-succinyltransferase

Gene name metA
Synonyms metB
Essential no
Product homoserine O-succinyltransferase
Function biosynthesis of methionine
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Cys, Met & Sulfate assimilation
MW, pI 25 kDa, 6.414
Gene length, protein length 672 bp, 224 aa
Immediate neighbours bsaA, ugtP
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
MetA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU21910

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Succinyl-CoA + L-homoserine = CoA + O-succinyl-L-homoserine (according to Swiss-Prot) O(4)-succinyl-L-homoserine + L-cysteine = L-cystathionine + succinate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
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Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon: metA
  • 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