LevR

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Gene name	levR
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	transcriptional regulator (NifA/NtrC family)
Function	positive regulation of the levanase operon (levDEFG/sacC)
MW, pI	105 kDa, 5.943
Gene length, protein length	2814 bp, 938 aa
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Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: binding to the upstream activating sequence in front of the levD gene results in activation of transcription of the levD-levE-levF-levG-sacC operon, bining occurs in the presence of fructose

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Expression and regulation

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References

1. Débarbouillé M, Martin-Verstraete I, Klier A, Rapoport G (1991) The transcriptional regulator LevR of Bacillus subtilis has domains homologous to both (Sigma)54 - and phosphotransferase system-dependent regulators. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88:2212-2216. PubMed
2. Stülke, J., Martin-Verstraete, I., Charrier, V., Klier, A., Deutscher, J. & Rapoport, G. (1995) The HPr protein of the phosphotransferase system links induction and catabolite repression of the Bacillus subtilis levanase operon. J. Bacteriol. 177: 6928-6936. PubMed
3. Martin-Verstraete, I., Stülke, J., Klier, A. & Rapoport, G. (1995) Two different mechanisms mediate catabolite repression of the Bacillus subtilis levanase operon. J. Bacteriol. 177: 6919-6927. PubMed
4. Martin-Verstraete, I., Charrier, V., Stülke, J., Galinier, A., Erni, B., Rapoport, G., & Deutscher, J. (1998) Antagonistic effects of dual PTS catalyzed phosphorylation on the Bacillus subtilis transcriptional activator LevR. Mol. Microbiol. 28: 293-303. PubMed
5. Martin-Verstraete I, Débarbouillé M, Klier A, Rapoport G (1994) Interactions of wild type and truncated LevR of Bacillus subtilis with the upstream activating sequence of the levanase operon. J Mol Biol 241:178-192. PubMed
6. Charrier V, Deutscher J, Martin-Verstraete I (1997b) Protein phosphorylation chain of a Bacillus subtilis fructose-specific phosphotransferase system and its participation in regulation of the expression of the lev operon. Biochemistry 36:1163-1172. PubMed
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