GlvR

• Description: transcriptional activator of maltose utilization
  
  

Gene name	glvR
Synonyms	yfiA
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional activator
Function	regulation of maltose utilization
MW, pI	29 kDa, 5.446
Gene length, protein length	762 bp, 254 aa
Immediate neighbours	malA, malP
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P54717

• KEGG entry: BSU08190

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: malA-glvR-malP

• Sigma factor: SigA

• Regulation: repressed by glucose (CcpA)

• Regulatory mechanism: CcpA: transcription repression

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

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References

1. Yamamoto H, Serizawa M, Thompson J, Sekiguchi J.(2001) Regulation of the glv operon in Bacillus subtilis: YfiA (GlvR) is a positive regulator of the operon that is repressed through CcpA and cre. J Bacteriol. 183: 5110-5121. PubMed