CcpN

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Gene name	ccpN
Synonyms	yqzB
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator
Function	repressor of genes involved in gluconeogenesis (gapB, pckA) and of sr1
MW, pI	23.4 kDa, 7.22
Gene length, protein length	636 bp, 212 amino acids
Immediate neighbours	glyS, yqfL
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context File:GenE context.gif

The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: transcription repression of the gapB, pckA, and sr1 genes in the presence of glucose PubMed

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: ccpN-yqfL

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• Regulation: constitutively expressed

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Labs working on this gene/protein

Stephane Aymerich, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, INRA Paris-Grignon, France

Sabine Brantl, Bacterial Genetics, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany homepage

References

1. Servant et al. (2005) CcpN (YqzB), a novel regulator for CcpA-independent catabolite repression of Bacillus subtilis gluconeogenic genes. Mol. Microbiol. 55: 1435-1451. PubMed
2. Licht et al. (2005) Implication of CcpN in the regulation of a novel untranslated RNA (SR1) in Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 58: 189-206. PubMed
3. Licht & Brantl (2006) Transcriptional repressor CcpN from Bacillus subtilis compensates asymmetric contact distribution by cooperative binding. J. Mol. Biol. 364: 434-448. PubMed
4. Licht et al. (2008) Identification of ligands affecting the activity of the transcriptional repressor CcpN from Bacillus subtilis. J. Mol. Biol. 380: 17-30. PubMed