transcriptional activator of the [gene|AAA45830B9C5428CADFA5551D33B513E9B1B7C8E|alsS]-[gene|355E70F55A28C6C2C24E8E326EFB673AC303FBEE|alsD] operon
function
regulation of acetoin synthesis ([gene|AAA45830B9C5428CADFA5551D33B513E9B1B7C8E|alsS]-[gene|355E70F55A28C6C2C24E8E326EFB673AC303FBEE|alsD])
product
transcriptional activator([SW|LysR family])
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2|Carbon metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1|Carbon core metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1.5|Overflow metabolism][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]Gene
Coordinates
3,711,498 → 3,712,406
Phenotypes of a mutant
no acetoin productionThe protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
binds the promoter region of the [gene|AAA45830B9C5428CADFA5551D33B513E9B1B7C8E|alsS]-[gene|355E70F55A28C6C2C24E8E326EFB673AC303FBEE|alsD] operon in the presence of acetate, activates transcription [pubmed|30039521]Protein family
[SW|LysR family] of transcription factorsEffectors of protein activity
acetate (2 molecules per molecule of AlsR) acts as co-factor that triggers activity [pubmed|30039521]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|8BA7714236EBFDBB9987F1DACC9775AD974C743E|alsR]-[gene|EB8E3F88BC1ED2BAD5A98D609EDAA002261150A5|ywrK]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
AMBs3 (spc), available in the [SW|Stülke] lab1A978 ( ''alsR''::''cat''), [Pubmed|7685336], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A978&Search=1A978 BGSC]BKE36020 (Δ[gene|8BA7714236EBFDBB9987F1DACC9775AD974C743E|alsR]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE36020 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTCAATATGCATTCCTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TGAACAATACTTGCAATCTCBKK36020 (Δ[gene|8BA7714236EBFDBB9987F1DACC9775AD974C743E|alsR]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK36020 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTCAATATGCATTCCTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TGAACAATACTTGCAATCTCLabs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Elisabeth Härtig], Braunschweig, Germany [http://www.tu-braunschweig.de/ifm/abt/jahn/groups/bs Homepage]References
Reviews
Original publications
7685336,21821766,22344650,23576037,22178965,23695583,23836140,30039521