MntR

• Description: transcriptional regulator, (repression of mntH and mntA-mntB-mntC-mntD under high Mn(II) conditions)

Gene name	mntR
Synonyms	yqhN
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator (DtxR family)
Function	regulation of manganese transport
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Stress
MW, pI	16 kDa, 5.631
Gene length, protein length	426 bp, 142 aa
Immediate neighbours	yqhO, yqhM
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU24520

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure: 2F5D (complex with manganese), 2HYG (apo-form)

• UniProt: P54512

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage

Richard Brennan, Houston, Texas, USA Homepage

References

Reviews

Kumiko W Shimotohno, Fujio Kawamura, Yousuke Natori, Hideaki Nanamiya, Junji Magae, Hiromitsu Ogata, Toyoshige Endo, Takeshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamaki
Inhibition of septation in Bacillus subtilis by a peptide antibiotic, edeine B(1).
Biol Pharm Bull: 2010, 33(4);568-71
[PubMed:20410587] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original Publications

Misha V Golynskiy, William A Gunderson, Michael P Hendrich, Seth M Cohen
Metal binding studies and EPR spectroscopy of the manganese transport regulator MntR.
Biochemistry: 2006, 45(51);15359-72
[PubMed:17176058] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Mark A DeWitt, Joseph I Kliegman, John D Helmann, Richard G Brennan, David L Farrens, Arthur Glasfeld
The conformations of the manganese transport regulator of Bacillus subtilis in its metal-free state.
J Mol Biol: 2007, 365(5);1257-65
[PubMed:17118401] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Joseph I Kliegman, Sarah L Griner, John D Helmann, Richard G Brennan, Arthur Glasfeld
Structural basis for the metal-selective activation of the manganese transport regulator of Bacillus subtilis.
Biochemistry: 2006, 45(11);3493-505
[PubMed:16533030] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Misha V Golynskiy, Talib C Davis, John D Helmann, Seth M Cohen
Metal-induced structural organization and stabilization of the metalloregulatory protein MntR.
Biochemistry: 2005, 44(9);3380-9
[PubMed:15736948] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Scot A Lieser, Talib C Davis, John D Helmann, Seth M Cohen
DNA-binding and oligomerization studies of the manganese(II) metalloregulatory protein MntR from Bacillus subtilis.
Biochemistry: 2003, 42(43);12634-42
[PubMed:14580210] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Emmanuel Guedon, Charles M Moore, Qiang Que, Tao Wang, Rick W Ye, John D Helmann
The global transcriptional response of Bacillus subtilis to manganese involves the MntR, Fur, TnrA and sigmaB regulons.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(6);1477-91
[PubMed:12950915] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Arthur Glasfeld, Emmanuel Guedon, John D Helmann, Richard G Brennan
Structure of the manganese-bound manganese transport regulator of Bacillus subtilis.
Nat Struct Biol: 2003, 10(8);652-7
[PubMed:12847518] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Emmanuel Guedon, John D Helmann
Origins of metal ion selectivity in the DtxR/MntR family of metalloregulators.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 48(2);495-506
[PubMed:12675807] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Q Que, J D Helmann
Manganese homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis is regulated by MntR, a bifunctional regulator related to the diphtheria toxin repressor family of proteins.
Mol Microbiol: 2000, 35(6);1454-68
[PubMed:10760146] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)