fhuB [2017-05-16 14:21:41]

hydroxamate siderophore ABC transporter (ferrichrome und ferrioxamine) (permease)

locus: BSU33310

pI: 10.14

mw: 40.56 kDa

protein length: 384 aa

gene length: 1152 bp

function: siderophore uptake

product: hydroxamate siderophore ABC transporter (ferrichrome und ferrioxamine) (permease)

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.2|Transporters] → [category|SW 1.2.1|ABC transporters] → [category|SW 1.2.1.1|Importers] → [category|SW 1.2.1.1.5|Uptake of iron/ siderophores]
• [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.3|Homeostasis] → [category|SW 1.3.3|Acquisition of iron] → [category|SW 1.3.3.1|ABC transporters for the uptake of iron/ siderophores]
• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.5|Iron metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6.5.4|ABC transporters for the uptake of iron/ siderophores]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]

Gene

Coordinates: 3,417,222 → 3,418,376

The protein

Protein family

• FecCD subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

Structure

• [PDB|4G1U] (from Yersinia pestis, 37% identity)

[SW|Localization]

• cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|3E1C925C31C00803982C8EB1C6B025C22DB4A828|fhuB]-[gene|EC98685EE0E3CE6CE8DC33409481AE96315279AC|fhuG]-[gene|E70BE74D5AB4B06CDFF902E58A0B9EBF477E21EC|fhuC]

  description

  • [pubmed|22383849]

  regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|F899F1EE27E6D503BCC06BC52E3C7FD80B8EF725|Fur]: repression, [pubmed|12354229], in [regulon|F899F1EE27E6D503BCC06BC52E3C7FD80B8EF725|Fur regulon]

  regulation

  • induced by iron starvation (second wave to allow iron scavenging from the environment) ([protein|F899F1EE27E6D503BCC06BC52E3C7FD80B8EF725|Fur]) [pubmed|29133393,12354229]

References

• 10092453,16672620,12354229