MhqR

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  • Description: transcriptional repressor of dioxygenase/ glyoxalase genes

Gene name mhqR
Synonyms ykvE
Essential no
Product transcriptional repressor (MarR family)
Function regulation of resistence to methyl-hydroxyquinone
MW, pI 16 kDa, 6.42
Gene length, protein length 435 bp, 145 aa
Immediate neighbours kinD, motB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkvE context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription factors and their control, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The MhqR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU13670

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Database entries

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Additional information

  • Binding site: tATCTcgaAtTCgAGATaaaa PubMed

Expression and regulation

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Biological materials

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References

Stefanie Töwe, Montira Leelakriangsak, Kazuo Kobayashi, Nguyen Van Duy, Michael Hecker, Peter Zuber, Haike Antelmann
The MarR-type repressor MhqR (YkvE) regulates multiple dioxygenases/glyoxalases and an azoreductase which confer resistance to 2-methylhydroquinone and catechol in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 66(1);40-54
[PubMed:17725564] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)