transcription repressor of the ohrA gene
function
regulation of ohrA expression
in response to organic peroxides
product
transcription repressor (MarR family)
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.2|Transcription factors and their control] → [category|SW 3.4.2.5|Transcription factors/ other][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.8|Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|transcription factors and their control], [SW|resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
1,381,434 -> 1,381,877
The protein
Protein family
[SW|MarR family]Modification
senses organic peroxides and NaOCl, released from DNA upon oxidation of an active site cysteineS-bacillithiolated by NaOCl and CHP stress on Cys-15, this results in release from the'' [protein|search|ohrA]'' promoter [Pubmed|21749987]Structure
[PDB|1Z91] (reduced form), [PDB|1Z9C] (complex with ''[protein|search|ohrA]'' promoter)[SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)[SW|Interactions]
forms dimers[protein|search|BrxA]-[protein|search|OhrR], to de-bacillithiolate S-bacillithiolated [protein|search|OhrR] [Pubmed|24313874][protein|search|BrxB]-[protein|search|OhrR], to de-bacillithiolate S-bacillithiolated [protein|search|OhrR] [Pubmed|24313874]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''ohrR'' [Pubmed|9696771][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA]Labs working on this gene/protein
[SW|John Helmann], Cornell University, USA [http://www.micro.cornell.edu/research/labs/helmann-lab/index.cfm Homepage][SW|Richard Brennan], Houston, Texas, USA [http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/biochem/display.cfm?id=556ef368-6c81-4043-b74f350d41dd06cb&method=displayfull&pn=a8427ebd-d0ff-11d4-80fd00508b603a14 Homepage]References
Reviews
22797754,20626317,19575568,20094649,25852656 Original Publications
21749987,16209951,18487332,17660290,17502599,12486061,11418552,18586944,11983871,18363800,19129220,9696771,21749987,22797754,24313874