GntR

• Description: transcriptional repressor of the gluconate operon
  
  

Gene name	gntR
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional repressor of the gluconate operon
Function	regulation of gluconate utilization
MW, pI	28 kDa, 5.26
Gene length, protein length	729 bp, 243 aa
Immediate neighbours	yxaA, gntK
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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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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• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: gntR-gntK-gntP-gntZ

• Sigma factor: SigA

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• lacZ fusion:

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References

1. Yoshida K, Miwa Y, Ohmori H, Fujita Y. (1995) Analysis of an insertional operator mutation (gntOi) that affects the expression level of the Bacillus subtilis gnt operon, and characterization of gntOi suppressor mutations. Mol Gen Genet. Sep 20;248(5): 583-91. PubMed
2. Fujita Y, Fujita T, Miwa Y, Nihashi J, Aratani Y. (1986) Organization and transcription of the gluconate operon, gnt, of Bacillus subtilis. J Biol Chem. Oct 15;261(29): 13744-53. PubMed
3. Reizer A., Deutscher J., Saier M.H. Jr., Reizer J. (1991) Analysis of the gluconate (gnt) operon of Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 5: 1081-1089. PubMed