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fadR [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:35 GMT+0100 (CET)]

transcriptional repressor (TetR family), regulation of fatty acid degradation
locus
BSU28550
pI
6.12
mw
21.00 kDa
function
regulation of fatty acid degradation
product
transcriptional repressor
essential
no
synonyms
ysiA

Genomic Context

      

categories

  • [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4|Lipid metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4.1|Utilization of lipids] → [category|SW 2.4.1.3|Utilization of fatty acids]
  • [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]
  • [SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

  • [SW|utilization of lipids], [SW|transcription factors and their control]
  • This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

  • [SW|CcpA regulon], [SW|FadR regulon]
  • Gene

    Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
    2,917,957 -> 2,918,541

    The protein

    Protein family

  • [SW|TetR family]
  • Effectors of protein activity

  • long chain fatty acids act as inducers that release FadR from its operator sites [Pubmed|24356978]
  • Expression and Regulation

    Operon

  • ''[protein|search|lcfA]-[protein|search|fadR]-[protein|search|fadB]-[protein|search|etfB]-[protein|search|etfA]'' [Pubmed|17189250]
  • ''[protein|search|fadR]-[protein|search|fadB]-[protein|search|etfB]-[protein|search|etfA]'' [Pubmed|17189250]
  • [SW|Sigma factor]

  • ''[protein|search|lcfA]'': [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|21398533]
  • ''[protein|search|fadR]'': [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|17189250]
  • Regulation

  • induced by long-chain fatty acids ([protein|search|FadR]) [Pubmed|17189250]
  • subject to carbon catabolite repression ([protein|search|CcpA]-[PtsH|search|HPr(Ser-P)] [Pubmed|21398533]
  • Regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|search|FadR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|17189250]
  • [protein|search|CcpA]-[PtsH|search|HPr(Ser-P)]: transcription repression [Pubmed|21398533]
  • Biological materials

    Mutant

  • 1A853 ( ''fadR''::''cat''), [Pubmed|17085570], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A853&Search=1A853 BGSC]
  • References

    Reviews

  • 17919287,24006471
  • Original publications

  • 17189250,21398533,24356978