PucR

• Description: transcriptional regulator of puc genes
  
  

Gene name	pucR
Synonyms	yunI
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator of puc genes
Function	regulation of purine utilization
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Nucleotides (regulation), Alternative nitrogen sources
MW, pI	60 kDa, 6.188
Gene length, protein length	1593 bp, 531 aa
Immediate neighbours	pucH, pucJ
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

utilization of nucleotides, transcription factors and their control

This gene is a member of the following regulons

PucR regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU32420

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: cdaR family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Genes/ operons controlled by PucR PubMed

• Activation by PucR: guaD, pucF-pucG, pucH, pucI, pucJ-pucK-pucL-pucM

• Repression by PucR: pucA-pucB-pucC-pucD-pucE, pucR

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O32138

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: pucR-pucJ-pucK-pucL-pucM PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • repressed by purine nucleotides (effector: allantoin) (PucR) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • PucR: transcription auto-repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Ken-ichi Yoshida, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Masaki Kinehara, Yo-hei Ohki, Yoshiko Nakaura, Yasutaro Fujita
Identification of additional TnrA-regulated genes of Bacillus subtilis associated with a TnrA box.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(1);157-65
[PubMed:12823818] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Jaclyn L Brandenburg, Lewis V Wray, Lars Beier, Hanne Jarmer, Hans H Saxild, Susan H Fisher
Roles of PucR, GlnR, and TnrA in regulating expression of the Bacillus subtilis ure P3 promoter.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(21);6060-4
[PubMed:12374841] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Lars Beier, Per Nygaard, Hanne Jarmer, Hans H Saxild
Transcription analysis of the Bacillus subtilis PucR regulon and identification of a cis-acting sequence required for PucR-regulated expression of genes involved in purine catabolism.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(12);3232-41
[PubMed:12029039] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A C Schultz, P Nygaard, H H Saxild
Functional analysis of 14 genes that constitute the purine catabolic pathway in Bacillus subtilis and evidence for a novel regulon controlled by the PucR transcription activator.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(11);3293-302
[PubMed:11344136] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)