BkdB

• Description: 2-oxoisovalerate dehydrogenase (E2 subunit, lipoamide acyltransferase)
  
  

Gene name	bkdB
Synonyms	bfmBB, bfmB2, bkd
Essential	no
Product	2-oxoisovalerate dehydrogenase (E2 subunit, lipoamide acyltransferase)
Function	utilization of branched-chain keto acids
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lipid synthesis, Ile, Leu, Val
MW, pI	45 kDa, 5.301
Gene length, protein length	1272 bp, 424 aa
Immediate neighbours	bmrR, bkdAB
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU24030

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

Categories containing this gene/protein

utilization of amino acids

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2-methylpropanoyl-CoA + enzyme N(6)-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine = CoA + enzyme N(6)-(S-(2-methylpropanoyl)dihydrolipoyl)lysine (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: Nucleoid (Heterogeneous) PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P37942

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 2.3.1.168

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ptb-bcd-buk-lpdV-bkdAA-bkdAB-bkdB PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigL PubMed

• Regulation:
  • induced in the presence of isoleucine or valine (BkdR) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • CodY: transcription repression PubMed
  • BkdR: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: