PabA

• Description: para-aminobenzoate synthase (subunit B)/ anthranilate synthase (subunit II)
  
  

Gene name	pabA
Synonyms	trpG, trpX
Essential	no
Product	para-aminobenzoate synthase (subunit B)/ anthranilate synthase (subunit II) glutamine amidotransferase (subunit B) and anthranilate synthase (subunit II)
Function	biosynthesis of folate and tryptophan
MW, pI	21 kDa, 4.782
Gene length, protein length	582 bp, 194 aa
Immediate neighbours	pabB, pabC
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

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• Interactions: PabA-PabB,

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: (EC 4.1.3.- and EC 4.1.3.27)

Expression and regulation

• Operon: pabB-pabA-pabC-sul-folB-folK-yazB-yacF-lysS PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation: translation repressed by tryptophan (MtrB)

• Regulatory mechanism: MtrB: translation termination

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

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