Difference between revisions of "AhrC"

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* '''Structure:''' [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5M 2P5M] (C-Terminus),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5K 2P5K] (complex with an 18bp DNA operator),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5L 2P5L] (N-terminus),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1F9N 1F9N],  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=18637 NCBI] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18455186 PubMed],N-Terminus [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=60156 NCBI], C-Terminus [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=60157 NCBI], complex with an 18bp DNA operator [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=62912 NCBI]
 
* '''Structure:''' [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5M 2P5M] (C-Terminus),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5K 2P5K] (complex with an 18bp DNA operator),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2P5L 2P5L] (N-terminus),  [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1F9N 1F9N],  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=18637 NCBI] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18455186 PubMed],N-Terminus [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=60156 NCBI], C-Terminus [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=60157 NCBI], complex with an 18bp DNA operator [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?Dopt=s&uid=62912 NCBI]
  
* '''Swiss prot entry:''' [http://www.expasy.ch/cgi-bin/sprot-search-ac?P17893 P17893]
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* '''UniProt:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P17893 P17893]
  
 
* '''KEGG entry:''' [http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?bsu:BSU24250]
 
* '''KEGG entry:''' [http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?bsu:BSU24250]

Revision as of 14:48, 21 July 2009

  • Description: AhrC represses the genes for arginine biosynthesis and activates the genes for arginine catabolism.

Gene name ahrC
Synonyms argR
Essential no
Product transcriptional regulator
Function transcriptional regulator of arginine metabolic genes
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Ammonium/ glutamate
MW, pI 16,7 kDa, 5.52
Gene length, protein length 447 bp, 149 amino acids
Immediate neighbours yqxC, recN
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
AhrC context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList







The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU24250

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: transcriptional activator/ repressor of genes involved in arginine metabolism
  • Protein family: argR family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Genes controlled by AhrC

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s): L-arginine is the co-factor required for transcription repression/ activation
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: Cytoplasm

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation: by small RNA sr1
  • Regulatory mechanism: inhibtion of translation upon binding of sr1 to the ahrC mRNA PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP729 (aphA3), available in Stülke lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Simon Phillips, Leeds University, UK Homepage

Michel Debarbouille, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France Homepage

Your additional remarks

References