RocG

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Gene name	rocG
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	glutamate dehydrogenase (major)
Function	arginine utilization, controls the activity of GltC
MW, pI	46.2 kDa, 6.28
Gene length, protein length	1272 bp, 424 amino acids
Immediate neighbours	yweA, rocA
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context File:GenE context.gif

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Phenotypes of a mutant

Poor growth on complex media such as LB. No growth in minimal media with arginine as the only carbon source. Rapid accumulation of suppressor mutants (gudB1)

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: L-glutamate + H(2)O + NAD(+) = 2-oxoglutarate + NH(3) + NADH

• Protein family: Glu/Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenases family

• Paralogous protein(s): GudB

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: RocG-GltC

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: [3]

• KEGG entry: [4]

• E.C. number: [5]

Expression and regulation

• Operon: rocG

• Sigma factor: SigL

• Regulation: induced by arginine (RocR, AhrC), ornithine or proline, subject to carbon catabolite repression (CcpA)

• Regulatory mechanism: RocR: transcription activation; AhrC: transcription activation; CcpA: transcription repression

• Additional information:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Linc Sonenshein, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA Homepage

Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen, Germany Homepage

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed