MntR

• Description: transcriptional regulator, (repression of mntH in high Mn(II) conditions, activation of mntA-mntB-mntC-mntD under low Mn(II) conditions)

Gene name	mntR
Synonyms	yqhN
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator (DtxR family)
Function	regulation of manganese transport
MW, pI	16 kDa, 5.631
Gene length, protein length	426 bp, 142 aa
Immediate neighbours	yqhO, yqhM
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Caution: The sequence for this gene in SubtiList contains errors
Genetic context

The gene

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• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

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Labs working on this gene/protein

John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage

References

1. Que Q, Helmann JD. (2000) Manganese homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis is regulated by MntR, a bifunctional regulator related to the diphtheria toxin repressor family of proteins. Mol Microbiol. Mar;35(6): 1454-68. PubMed