MalK

• Description: two-component sensor kinase, regulation of malate uptake
  
  

Gene name	malK
Synonyms	yufL
Essential	no
Product	two-component sensor kinase
Function	regulation of malate uptake
MW, pI	58 kDa, 6.947
Gene length, protein length	1599 bp, 533 aa
Immediate neighbours	yufK, malR
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

unable to use malate as the single carbon source PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: sensor kinase

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains: two transmembrane segments, C-terminal histidine phosphotransferase domain

• Modification:

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

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• Regulation:

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Tanaka, K., K. Kobayashi, and N. Ogasawara. 2003. The Bacillus subtilis YufLM two-component system regulates the expression of the malate transporters MaeN (YufR) and YflS, and is essential for utilization of malate in minimal medium. Microbiology 149: 2317-2329. PubMed
2. Doan, T., P. Servant, S. Tojo, H. Yamaguchi, G. Lerondel, K. Yoshida, Y. Fujita, and S. Aymerich. 2003. The Bacillus subtilis ywkA gene encodes a malic enzyme and its transcription is activated by the YufL/YufM two-component system in response to malate. Microbiology 149: 2331-2343. PubMed
3. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed