MaeA

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  • Description: malic enzyme

Gene name maeA
Synonyms ywkA
Essential no
Product NAD-dependent malate dehydrogenase
Function malate utilization
MW, pI 63 kDa, 4.883
Gene length, protein length 1746 bp, 582 aa
Immediate neighbours ywkB, tdk
Gene sequence (+200bp) Protein sequence
Genetic context
YwkA context.gif



The gene

Basic information

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Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: malate --> pyruvate
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Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

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Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: induced by malate (MalR)
  • Regulatory mechanism: MalR: transcription activation
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Biological materials

  • Mutant:
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Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

  1. 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
  2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed