YugJ
- Description: similar to NADH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase
| Gene name | yugJ |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | unknown |
| Function | unknown |
| MW, pI | 42 kDa, 5.221 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1161 bp, 387 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | yugK, yuzA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
poorly characterized/ putative enzymes
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU31370
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): YugK
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: O05239
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Spx: transcription activation 19575568 PubMed
- 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
Reviews
Laura R Jarboe
YqhD: a broad-substrate range aldehyde reductase with various applications in production of biorenewable fuels and chemicals.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol: 2011, 89(2);249-57
[PubMed:20924577]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Original publications
Bauke Oudega, Gregory Koningstein, Luísa Rodrigues, Maria de Sales Ramon, Helmut Hilbert, Andreas Düsterhöft, Thomas M Pohl, Thomas Weitzenegger
Analysis of the Bacillus subtilis genome: cloning and nucleotide sequence of a 62 kb region between 275 degrees (rrnB) and 284 degrees (pai).
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 8);2769-2774
[PubMed:9274030]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
The corresponding protein in E. coli
Changhan Lee, Insook Kim, Junghoon Lee, Kang-Lok Lee, Bumchan Min, Chankyu Park
Transcriptional activation of the aldehyde reductase YqhD by YqhC and its implication in glyoxal metabolism of Escherichia coli K-12.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(16);4205-14
[PubMed:20543070]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
José Manuel Pérez, Felipe A Arenas, Gonzalo A Pradenas, Juan M Sandoval, Claudio C Vásquez
Escherichia coli YqhD exhibits aldehyde reductase activity and protects from the harmful effect of lipid peroxidation-derived aldehydes.
J Biol Chem: 2008, 283(12);7346-53
[PubMed:18211903]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
