Buk

• Description: butyrate kinase
  
  

Gene name	buk
Synonyms	yqiU, bkd
Essential	no
Product	butyrate kinase
Function	utilization of branched-chain keto acids
MW, pI	39 kDa, 5.466
Gene length, protein length	1089 bp, 363 aa
Immediate neighbours	lpdV, bcd
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

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• Interactions:

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P54532

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 2.7.2.7

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ptb-bcd-buk-lpdV-bkdAA-bkdAB-bkdB

• Sigma factor: SigL PubMed

• Regulation:

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

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