azlC

branched-chain amino acid exporter

Locus: BSU_26710

Isoelectric point: 9.73

Molecular weight: 28.22 kDa

Protein length: 254 aa

Gene length: 765 bp

Function: export of branched-chain amino acids

Product: component of branched-chain amino acid transporter

Essential: no

Synonyms: yrdH

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Cellular processes → Transporters → Transporters/ other → Amino acid transporters → Additional amino acid transporters
• Metabolism → Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism → Biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids → Biosynthesis/ acquisition of branched-chain amino acids
• Metabolism → Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism → Utilization of amino acids → Utilization of branched-chain amino acids
• Groups of genes → Membrane proteins

Gene

Coordinates: 2,728,976 → 2,729,740

The protein

Protein family

• azlC family (single member, according to UniProt)

Localization

• cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: azlB-azlC-azlD-brnQ-yrdK
  Description: PubMed

  Regulatory mechanism

  • AzlB: repression, PubMed, in AzlB regulon

  Regulation

  • repressed by AzlB PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• BKE26710 (ΔazlC::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAATCAACAACCTCCTACA, downstream forward: _UP4_GTATGACGATGACTATGACG
• BKK26710 (ΔazlC::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAATCAACAACCTCCTACA, downstream forward: _UP4_GTATGACGATGACTATGACG

References

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