GamR

• Description: transcriptional repressor (GntR family) of the gamA-gamP operon
  
  

Gene name	ybgA
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator (GntR family)
Function	regulation of glucosamine utilization
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ybgA
MW, pI	26 kDa, 5.559
Gene length, protein length	705 bp, 235 aa
Immediate neighbours	gamA, ybgB
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall degradation/ turnover, utilization of specific carbon sources, transcription factors and their control

This gene is a member of the following regulons

YbgA regulon

The YbgA regulon:

• gamA-gamP, ybgA-ybgB

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU02370

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

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• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O31459

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ybgA-ybgB PubMed

• Expression browser: ybgA PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:
  • induced by glucosamine (YbgA) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • YbgA: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

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References

Isabelle Gaugué, Jacques Oberto, Harald Putzer, Jacqueline Plumbridge
The use of amino sugars by Bacillus subtilis: presence of a unique operon for the catabolism of glucosamine.
PLoS One: 2013, 8(5);e63025
[PubMed:23667565] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Jonathan Reizer, Steffi Bachem, Aiala Reizer, Maryvonne Arnaud, Milton H Saier, Jörg Stülke
Novel phosphotransferase system genes revealed by genome analysis - the complete complement of PTS proteins encoded within the genome of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 1999, 145 ( Pt 12);3419-3429
[PubMed:10627040] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)