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=The gene=
 
=The gene=

Revision as of 14:36, 22 June 2009

  • Description: repressor of the arabinose utilization genes

Gene name araR
Synonyms araC, yvbS
Essential no
Product transcriptional repressor (LacI family))
Function regulation of arabinose utilization

(araABDLMNPQ-abfA) and of the araE/araR genes

MW, pI 43 kDa, 6.341
Gene length, protein length 1152 bp, 384 aa
Immediate neighbours araE, yvbT
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
AraR context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU33970

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Genes/ operons controlled by AraR

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
    • repressed in the absence of arabinose (AraR) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Irina Saraiva Franco, Luís Jaime Mota, Cláudio Manuel Soares, Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Probing key DNA contacts in AraR-mediated transcriptional repression of the Bacillus subtilis arabinose regulon.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2007, 35(14);4755-66
[PubMed:17617643] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Irina Saraiva Franco, Luís Jaime Mota, Cláudio Manuel Soares, Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Functional domains of the Bacillus subtilis transcription factor AraR and identification of amino acids important for nucleoprotein complex assembly and effector binding.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(8);3024-36
[PubMed:16585763] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Maria Paiva Raposo, José Manuel Inácio, Luís Jaime Mota, Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Transcriptional regulation of genes encoding arabinan-degrading enzymes in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(5);1287-96
[PubMed:14973026] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Mota, L M Sarmento, I de Sá-Nogueira
Control of the arabinose regulon in Bacillus subtilis by AraR in vivo: crucial roles of operators, cooperativity, and DNA looping.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(14);4190-201
[PubMed:11418559] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Mota, P Tavares, I Sá-Nogueira
Mode of action of AraR, the key regulator of L-arabinose metabolism in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1999, 33(3);476-89
[PubMed:10417639] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Sá-Nogueira, L J Mota
Negative regulation of L-arabinose metabolism in Bacillus subtilis: characterization of the araR (araC) gene.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(5);1598-608
[PubMed:9045819] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Sá-Nogueira, H Paveia, H de Lencastre
Isolation of constitutive mutants for L-arabinose utilization in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1988, 170(6);2855-7
[PubMed:3131313] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)