Difference between revisions of "AraA"
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| − | * '''Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:''' | + | * '''Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:''' L-arabinose = L-ribulose (according to Swiss-Prot) |
* '''Protein family:''' arabinose isomerase family (according to Swiss-Prot) | * '''Protein family:''' arabinose isomerase family (according to Swiss-Prot) | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 24 May 2009
- Description: L-arabinose isomerase
| Gene name | araA |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | L-arabinose isomerase |
| Function | arabinose utilization |
| MW, pI | 56 kDa, 5.474 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1494 bp, 498 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | araB, abnA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Coordinates:
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: L-arabinose = L-ribulose (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: arabinose isomerase 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:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: P94523
- KEGG entry: BSU28800
- E.C. number: 5.3.1.4
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation: repressed by glucose (CcpA)
- Regulatory mechanism: CcpA: transcription repression
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
- Inácio JM, Costa C, de Sá-Nogueira I. (2003) Distinct molecular mechanisms involved in carbon catabolite repression of the arabinose regulon in Bacillus subtilis. Microbiology. Sep;149(Pt 9): 2345-55. PubMed
- Sa-Nogueira I.M.G., Nogueira T.V., Soares S., de Lencastre H. (1997) The Bacillus subtilis L-arabinose (ara) operon: nucleotide sequence, genetic organization and expression. Microbiology. Mar;143(Pt 3): 957-69. PubMed
