CymR
- Description: pleiotropic regulator of sulfur metabolism
Gene name | cymR |
Synonyms | yrzC |
Essential | no |
Product | transcription repressor |
Function | regulation of sulfur metabolism |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: cymR | |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: CymR | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Riboflavin / FAD, Cys, Met & Sulfate assimilation | |
MW, pI | 11 kDa, 9.879 |
Gene length, protein length | 333 bp, 111 aa |
Immediate neighbours | yrvO, yrvN |
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
sulfur metabolism, transcription factors and their control, regulators of core metabolism
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The CymR regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU27520
Phenotypes of a mutant
- impaired growth in the presence of cystine and increased sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide-, disulfide-, paraquat- and tellurite-induced stresses PubMed
- increased intracellular cysteine pool and hydrogen sulfide formation PubMed
- depletion of branched-chain amino acids PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: Rrf2 family of transcription regulators
- Paralogous protein(s):
Genes repressed by CymR
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- UniProt: O34527
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Isabelle Martin-Verstraete, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France
Your additional remarks
References
The CymR regulon
Sergine Even, Pierre Burguière, Sandrine Auger, Olga Soutourina, Antoine Danchin, Isabelle Martin-Verstraete
Global control of cysteine metabolism by CymR in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(6);2184-97
[PubMed:16513748]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
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Other original publications