cysJ [Mon May 16 2016 16:07:36 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

sulfite reductase (NADPH2)

Locus: BSU33440

Isoelectric point: 5.00

Molecular weight: 64.00 kDa

Function: sulfite reduction

Product: sulfite reductase (NADPH2)

Essential: no

Synonyms: yvgQ

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Metabolism → Additional metabolic pathways → Sulfur metabolism
• Metabolism → Additional metabolic pathways → Sulfur metabolism → sulfur metabolism/ general

Categories containing this gene/protein

• sulfur metabolism, most abundant proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

• CysL regulon

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 3,432,339 -> 3,434,156

Phenotypes of a mutant

• unable to grow with sulfate or sulfite as the only sulfur source PubMed
• defective in the the ability to support the growth of Synechococcus leopoliensis CCAP1405/1 on agar media PubMed

The protein

Cofactors

• FMN or FAD PubMed
• contains an iron-sulfur cluster

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• cysI-cysJ PubMed

Sigma factor

• SigA PubMed

Regulation

• induced by sulfite, sulfate, and thiosulfate (CysL) PubMed
• repressed by casamino acids PubMed

Regulatory mechanism

• CysL: transcription activation PubMed

Additional information

• belongs to the 100 [[most abundant proteins]] PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• 1A802 ( cysJ::kan), PubMed, available at BGSC
• 1A934 ( cysJ::kan), PubMed, available at BGSC

References

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