function
aspartate degradation
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3|Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3.2|Utilization of amino acids] → [category|SW 2.3.2.6|Utilization of asparagine/ aspartate][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|utilization of amino acids], [SW|membrane proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|AnsR regulon]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
L-aspartate = fumarate + NH3 (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
Aspartase subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|search|CitG]Structure
[PDB|3R6Q] (from ''Bacillus'' sp. YM55-1, 72% identity, 92% similarity) [Pubmed|21661762][SW|Localization]
cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|ansA]-[protein|search|ansB]'' [Pubmed|1711029]''[protein|search|ansA]-[protein|search|ansB]-[protein|search|mleN]-[protein|search|mleA]'' [Pubmed|22383849][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|1711029]Regulation
expressed in the presence of asparagine ([protein|search|AnsR]) [Pubmed|11914346]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|AnsR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|11914346]Biological materials
Mutant
GP1153 (del ''ansAB''::''ermC'') available in the [SW|Stülke] labReferences
8478318,1711029,1711029,11914346,21219666,22383849