BraB

• Description: branched-chain amino acid transporter
  
  

Gene name	braB
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	branched-chain amino acid transporter
Function	uptake of branched-chain amino acids
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: braB
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lipid synthesis, Ile, Leu, Val
MW, pI	46 kDa, 9.65
Gene length, protein length	1335 bp, 445 aa
Immediate neighbours	nifZ, ezrA
Sequences	Protein DNA Advanced_DNA
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

transporters/ other, biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids, utilization of amino acids, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU29600

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: branched chain amino acid transporter family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s): BrnQ

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O34545

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: braB PubMed

• Expression browser: braB PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Alia Lapidus, Nathalie Galleron, Alexei Sorokin, S Dusko Ehrlich
Sequencing and functional annotation of the Bacillus subtilis genes in the 200 kb rrnB-dnaB region.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 11);3431-3441
[PubMed:9387221] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)