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nupG [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:37 GMT+0100 (CET)]

purine nucleoside transporter
locus
BSU39020
pI
7.00
mw
43.00 kDa
function
purine uptake
product
purine nucleoside transporter
essential
no
synonyms
yxjA

Genomic Context

      

categories

  • [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.2|Transporters] → [category|SW 1.2.4|Transporters/ other] → [category|SW 1.2.4.6|Nucleotide/ nucleoside transporter]
  • [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5|Nucleotide metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5.2|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of nucleotides] → [category|SW 2.5.2.1|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of purine nucleotides]
  • [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]
  • [SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

  • [SW|transporters/ other], [SW|biosynthesis/ acquisition of nucleotides], [SW|membrane proteins]
  • This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

  • [SW|G-box]
  • Gene

    Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
    4,005,752 -> 4,006,945

    Phenotypes of a mutant

  • a ''[protein|search|nupN] [protein|search|nupG]'' double mutant is unable to utilize externally provided guanosine [Pubmed|21926227]
  • The protein

    Protein family

  • SLC28A transporter family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • [SW|Localization]

  • cell membrane [Pubmed|18763711]
  • Expression and Regulation

    Operon

  • ''nupG
  • Regulation

  • expression activated by glucose (4.3 fold) [Pubmed|12850135]
  • repressed by hypoxanthine and guanine, [protein|search|PurR]-independent, [protein|search|G-box][Pubmed|12923093]
  • Regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|search|G-box]: transcriptional termination/ antitermination [SW|riboswitch] [Pubmed|12923093]
  • Biological materials

    Mutant

  • CS219 (''[protein|search|nupG]''::''aphA3'', available in [SW|Colin Harwood]'s and [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labs) [Pubmed|27197833]
  • References

  • 12850135,18763711,12923093,21926227,27197833