GlnK
- Description: two-component sensor kinase, regulation of the glsA-glnT operon
| Gene name | glnK |
| Synonyms | ycbA, yzgA |
| Essential | no |
| Product | two-component sensor kinase |
| Function | regulation of the glsA-glnT operon |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Ammonium/ glutamate | |
| MW, pI | 43 kDa, 5.731 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1161 bp, 387 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | glsA, glnL |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU02440
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: autophosphorylation, phosphorylation of GlnL
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains: four transmembrane segments, C-terminal histidine phosphotransferase domain
- Modification: autophosphorylation on a His residue
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P40758
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
- 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
Annette Heinrich, Kathrin Woyda, Katja Brauburger, Gregor Meiss, Christian Detsch, Jörg Stülke, Karl Forchhammer
Interaction of the membrane-bound GlnK-AmtB complex with the master regulator of nitrogen metabolism TnrA in Bacillus subtilis.
J Biol Chem: 2006, 281(46);34909-17
[PubMed:17001076]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Takenori Satomura, Daisuke Shimura, Kei Asai, Yoshito Sadaie, Kazutake Hirooka, Yasutaro Fujita
Enhancement of glutamine utilization in Bacillus subtilis through the GlnK-GlnL two-component regulatory system.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(14);4813-21
[PubMed:15995196]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
C Fabret, V A Feher, J A Hoch
Two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis: how one organism sees its world.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(7);1975-83
[PubMed:10094672]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
