AraR
- Description: repressor of the arabinose utilization genes
| Gene name | araR |
| Synonyms | araC, yvbS |
| Essential | no |
| Product | transcriptional repressor (GntR family, LacI family) |
| Function | regulation of arabinose utilization
(araABDLMNPQ-abfA) and of the araE/araR genes |
| MW, pI | 43 kDa, 6.341 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1152 bp, 384 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | araE, yvbT |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
utilization of specific carbon sources, transcription factors and their control
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The AraR regulon
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU33970
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: GntR family: N-terminal DNA-binding domain, LacI family: C-terminal effector-binding domain
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- N-terminal DNA-binding domain (GntR family)
- C-terminal effector-binding domain (LacI family)
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P96711
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
