BkdR

• Description: transcriptional activator of the ptb-bcd-buk-lpdV-bkdAA-bkdAB-bkdB operon
  
  

Gene name	bkdR
Synonyms	yqiR
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional activator (for SigL-dependent promoter))
Function	regulation of branched-chain amino acid utilization, required for survival at low temperatures)
MW, pI	77 kDa, 6.237
Gene length, protein length	2076 bp, 692 aa
Immediate neighbours	ptb, yqzF
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU24100

Phenotypes of a mutant

The mutant is cold-sensitive PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: BkdR-SigL (activation)

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • repressed during growth in the presence of branched chain amino acids (CodY) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • CodY: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

M Debarbouille, R Gardan, M Arnaud, G Rapoport
Role of bkdR, a transcriptional activator of the sigL-dependent isoleucine and valine degradation pathway in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(7);2059-66
[PubMed:10094682] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

1. Wiegeshoff et al. (2006) Sigma L is important for cold shock adaptation of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol , 188: 3130-3133. PubMed