NrgA

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Gene name	nrgA
Synonyms	amtB
Essential	no
Product	ammonium transporter
Function	ammonium uptake
MW, pI	42 kDa, 5.727
Gene length, protein length	1212 bp, 404 aa
Immediate neighbours	ywoB, nrgB
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

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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• Interactions: NrgA-NrgB PubMed

• Localization: membrane

Database entries

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: nrgA-nrgB

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation: induced by ammonium limitation

• Regulatory mechanism: transcription activation by TnrA

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

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Labs working on this gene/protein

Susan Fisher, Boston, USA homepage

References

1. Atkinson MR, Fisher SH (1991) Identification of genes and gene products whose expression is activated during nitrogen-limited growth in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 173:23-27. PubMed
2. Wray, L. V., Atkinson, M. R. & Fisher, S. H. (1994). The nitrogen-regulated Bacillus subtilis nrgAB operon encodes a membrane protein and a protein highly similar to the Escherichia coli glnB-encoded PII protein. J Bacteriol 176, 108-114. PubMed
3. Detsch, C. & Stülke, J. (2003) Ammonium utilization in Bacillus subtilis: transport and regulatory functions of NrgA and NrgB. Microbiology 149: 3289-3297. PubMed
4. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed