transcription activator of gabT-gabD, repressor of gabR (MocR/ GabR family)
function
regulation of gamma-amino butyric acid utilization
product
transcription regulator
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3|Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3.2|Utilization of amino acids] → [category|SW 2.3.2.10|Utilization of gamma-amino butyric acid][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
440,025 → 441,464
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
transcription activation of the ''[gene|4E1FD02C6FE4103E3B4942BF5221C062CB8D0B9B|gabT]-[gene|A0BEB92D54799956A4ADE106A1388E5710141069|gabD]'' operon in the presence of GABA and PLP, transcription repression of ''[gene|C7C36FAC0CE72226960FC7E8E016B8EC77AF1036|gabR]'' [Pubmed|15223311]Protein family
[[MocR/ GabR family]] [Pubmed|22020104]Paralogous protein(s)
none, but there are 7 members of the [[MocR/ GabR family]] in ''B. subtilis[SW|Domains]
N-terminal DNA-binding helix-turn-helix motif (corresponding to domains of the [SW|GntR family]) [Pubmed|24127574]C-terminal domain is homologous to PLP-binding large domain of aminotransferases [Pubmed|24127574][SW|Cofactors]
gamma-aminobutyric acid, PLP [Pubmed|24127574]Effectors of protein activity
activation of ''[gene|4E1FD02C6FE4103E3B4942BF5221C062CB8D0B9B|gabT]-[gene|A0BEB92D54799956A4ADE106A1388E5710141069|gabD]'' expression is triggered by gamma-amino butyrate and pyridoxalphosphate [Pubmed|15223311]Structure
[PDB|4MGR] (the apo-protein) [Pubmed|24127574][PDB|4N0B] (the complex with PLP) [Pubmed|24127574]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|C7C36FAC0CE72226960FC7E8E016B8EC77AF1036|gabR]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|12123465], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|C7C36FAC0CE72226960FC7E8E016B8EC77AF1036|GabR]: negative autoregulation, [Pubmed|12123465], in [regulon|C7C36FAC0CE72226960FC7E8E016B8EC77AF1036|GabR regulon]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-C014 (ycnF::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/2012 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]Labs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Linc Sonenshein], Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA [http://www.tufts.edu/sackler/microbiology/faculty/sonenshein/index.html Homepage]References
11756427,15223311,12123465,24127574,22020104,25388514,25911692,27640111,26681693,28348215,28412355