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aroA

3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase / chorismate mutase-isozyme 3
Locus
BSU_29750
Isoelectric point
5.34
Molecular weight
39.38 kDa
Protein length
358 aa Sequence Blast
Gene length
1077 bp Sequence Blast
Function
biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids
Product
3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase /
Essential
no
E.C.
2.5.1.54
Synonyms
aroG

Genomic Context

      
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Categories containing this gene/protein

Gene

Coordinates
3,045,445 3,046,521

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

  • D-erythrose 4-phosphate + H2O + phosphoenolpyruvate --> 7-phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptonate + phosphate (according to UniProt)
  • chorismate --> prephenate (according to UniProt)
  • Protein family

  • class-I DAHP synthase family (single member, according to UniProt)
  • Domains

  • Chorismate mutase domain (aa 1-90) (according to UniProt)
  • Modification

  • phosphorylation on Ser-2 PubMed
  • phosphorylation on Thr-4 PubMed
  • phosphorylated on Arg-45 and Arg-301 PubMed
  • Cys126 is S-bacillithiolated by NaOCl stress in B. subtilis and other Bacillus species PubMed
  • Effectors of protein activity

  • subject to feedback inhibition PubMed
  • Structure

  • 1VR6 (from Thermotoga maritima, 51% identity, 68% similarity)
  • 5GO2 (chorismate mutase-like domain, with citrate) PubMed
  • Additional information

  • belongs to the 100 most abundant proteins PubMed
  • Expression and Regulation

    Operons

    Biological materials

    Mutant

  • BKE29750 (aroA::erm trpC2) available at BGSC and in Jörg Stülke's lab, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTTTTTTCATCCTTTCCC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTGAACAATCCAAAAGG
  • BKK29750 (aroA::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTTTTTTCATCCTTTCCC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTGAACAATCCAAAAGG
  • References

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