MgtE

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  • Description: magnesium transport via permease (no H+)

Gene name mgtE
Synonyms ykoK
Essential no
Product magnesium transport via permease (no H+)
Function magnesium uptake
MW, pI 50 kDa, 4.609
Gene length, protein length 1353 bp, 451 aa
Immediate neighbours ykzD, tnrA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkoK context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transporters/ other, metal ion homeostasis (K, Na, Ca, Mg), membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

M-box

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU13300

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: SLC41A transporter family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • 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: 2QBZ (the mgtE riboswitch)
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation: induced at low magnesium concentration (M-box) PubMed
  • 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

Charles E Dann, Catherine A Wakeman, Cecelia L Sieling, Stephanie C Baker, Irnov Irnov, Wade C Winkler
Structure and mechanism of a metal-sensing regulatory RNA.
Cell: 2007, 130(5);878-92
[PubMed:17803910] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Jeffrey E Barrick, Keith A Corbino, Wade C Winkler, Ali Nahvi, Maumita Mandal, Jennifer Collins, Mark Lee, Adam Roth, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Inbal Jona, J Kenneth Wickiser, Ronald R Breaker
New RNA motifs suggest an expanded scope for riboswitches in bacterial genetic control.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2004, 101(17);6421-6
[PubMed:15096624] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)