OhrR

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  • Description: transcription repressor of the ohrA gene

Gene name ohrR
Synonyms ykmA
Essential no
Product transcription repressor (MarR family)
Function regulation of ohrA expression
in response to organic peroxides
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ohrR
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: OhrR
MW, pI 16 kDa, 6.364
Gene length, protein length 441 bp, 147 aa
Immediate neighbours ohrA, ohrB
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YkmA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription factors and their control, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The OhrR regulon:

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU13150

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Modification:
    • senses organic peroxides and NaOCl, released from DNA upon oxidation of an active site cysteine
    • S-bacillithiolated by NaOCl and CHP stress on Cys-15, this results in release from the ohrA promoter PubMed
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 1Z91 (reduced form), 1Z9C (complex with ohrA promoter)
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage

Richard Brennan, Houston, Texas, USA Homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

James M Dubbs, Skorn Mongkolsuk
Peroxide-sensing transcriptional regulators in bacteria.
J Bacteriol: 2012, 194(20);5495-503
[PubMed:22797754] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Haike Antelmann, John D Helmann
Thiol-based redox switches and gene regulation.
Antioxid Redox Signal: 2011, 14(6);1049-63
[PubMed:20626317] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Victor Duarte, Jean-Marc Latour
PerR vs OhrR: selective peroxide sensing in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Biosyst: 2010, 6(2);316-23
[PubMed:20094649] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Peter Zuber
Management of oxidative stress in Bacillus.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2009, 63;575-97
[PubMed:19575568] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original Publications