CarA
- Description: carbamoyl-phosphate transferase-arginine (subunit A)
Gene name | carA |
Synonyms | cpa |
Essential | no |
Product | carbamoyl-phosphate transferase-arginine (subunit A) |
Function | biosynthesis of arginine |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: carA | |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: CarA | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: carA | |
MW, pI | 38 kDa, 6.212 |
Gene length, protein length | 1059 bp, 353 aa |
Immediate neighbours | argD, carB |
Sequences | Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU11230
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU11230
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
- A mutation was found in this gene after evolution under relaxed selection for sporulation PubMed
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2 ATP + L-glutamine + HCO3- + H2O = 2 ADP + phosphate + L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: glutamine amidotransferase type-1 domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): PyrAA
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU11230
- UniProt: P36838
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 6.3.5.5
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- 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
Christopher T Brown, Laura K Fishwick, Binna M Chokshi, Marissa A Cuff, Jay M Jackson, Travis Oglesby, Alison T Rioux, Enrique Rodriguez, Gregory S Stupp, Austin H Trupp, James S Woollcombe-Clarke, Tracy N Wright, William J Zaragoza, Jennifer C Drew, Eric W Triplett, Wayne L Nicholson
Whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic analysis of Bacillus subtilis mutants following evolution under conditions of relaxed selection for sporulation.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2011, 77(19);6867-77
[PubMed:21821766]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Ulrike Mäder, Georg Homuth, Christian Scharf, Knut Büttner, Rüdiger Bode, Michael Hecker
Transcriptome and proteome analysis of Bacillus subtilis gene expression modulated by amino acid availability.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(15);4288-95
[PubMed:12107147]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
A Mountain, N H Mann, R N Munton, S Baumberg
Cloning of a Bacillus subtilis restriction fragment complementing auxotrophic mutants of eight Escherichia coli genes of arginine biosynthesis.
Mol Gen Genet: 1984, 197(1);82-9
[PubMed:6096675]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)