OpuD

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Gene name opuD
Synonyms ytfQ
Essential no
Product glycine betaine transporter
Function compatible solute transport
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: opuD
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Stress
MW, pI 55 kDa, 9.508
Gene length, protein length 1536 bp, 512 aa
Immediate neighbours ytfP, yteV
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transporters/ other, coping with hyper-osmotic stress, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU30070

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):

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
    • induced by cold stress PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • 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

Tamara Hoffmann, Erhard Bremer
Protection of Bacillus subtilis against cold stress via compatible-solute acquisition.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(7);1552-62
[PubMed:21296969] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

R M Kappes, B Kempf, E Bremer
Three transport systems for the osmoprotectant glycine betaine operate in Bacillus subtilis: characterization of OpuD.
J Bacteriol: 1996, 178(17);5071-9
[PubMed:8752321] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)