TrpB

• Description: tryptophan synthase (beta subunit)
  
  

Gene name	trpB
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	tryptophan synthase (beta subunit)
Function	biosynthesis of tryptophan
MW, pI	43 kDa, 5.526
Gene length, protein length	1200 bp, 400 aa
Immediate neighbours	trpA, trpF
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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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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Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P07600

• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: trpE-trpD-trpC-trpF-trpB-trpA

• Sigma factor: SigA

• Regulation: induction by tryptophan ( TRAP)

• Regulatory mechanism: TRAP: binding to the mRNA in the presence of tryptophan, this results in transcription termination

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

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• Antibody:

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed