RocG
- Description: trigger enzyme: catabolic glutamate dehydrogenase induced by arginine, ornithine or proline, subject to carbon catabolite repression
| Gene name | rocG |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | glutamate dehydrogenase (major) |
| Function | arginine utilization, controls the activity of GltC |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Ammonium/ glutamate | |
| MW, pI | 46.2 kDa, 6.28 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1272 bp, 424 amino acids |
| Immediate neighbours | yweA, rocA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU37790
Phenotypes of a mutant
Poor growth on complex media such as SP (sporulation medium). 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]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: L-glutamate + H2O + NAD+ = 2-oxoglutarate + NH3 + NADH (according to Swiss-Prot) L-glutamate + H(2)O + NAD(+) = 2-oxoglutarate + NH(3) + NADH, controls the activity of the GltC transcription activator PubMed
- Protein family: Glu/Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenases family (according to Swiss-Prot) 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, this interaction prevents transcription activation of the gltA-gltB operon by GltC PubMed
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: P39633
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 1.4.1.2 1.4.1.2]
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: rocG
- Regulation: induced by arginine (RocR, AhrC), ornithine or proline, subject to carbon catabolite repression (CcpA)
- Regulatory mechanism: RocR: transcription activation PubMedPubMed; AhrC: transcription activation ; CcpA: transcription repression
- Additional information:
Activation by RocR requires binding of RocG to a downstream element PubMed
Biological materials
- Mutant: GP747 (spc), GP726 (aphA3), GP810 (tet) available in Stülke lab
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Stülke lab
- Antibody: available in Stülke lab
Labs working on this gene/protein
Linc Sonenshein, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA Homepage
Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen, Germany Homepage
Your additional remarks
References
Shigeki Kada, Masahiro Yabusaki, Takayuki Kaga, Hitoshi Ashida, Ken-ichi Yoshida
Identification of two major ammonia-releasing reactions involved in secondary natto fermentation.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 2008, 72(7);1869-76
[PubMed:18603778]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Fabian M Commichau, Christina Herzberg, Philipp Tripal, Oliver Valerius, Jörg Stülke
A regulatory protein-protein interaction governs glutamate biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis: the glutamate dehydrogenase RocG moonlights in controlling the transcription factor GltC.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 65(3);642-54
[PubMed:17608797]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Fabian M Commichau, Ingrid Wacker, Jan Schleider, Hans-Matti Blencke, Irene Reif, Philipp Tripal, Jörg Stülke
Characterization of Bacillus subtilis mutants with carbon source-independent glutamate biosynthesis.
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol: 2007, 12(1-2);106-13
[PubMed:17183217]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Naima Ould Ali, Josette Jeusset, Eric Larquet, Eric Le Cam, Boris Belitsky, Abraham L Sonenshein, Tarek Msadek, Michel Débarbouillé
Specificity of the interaction of RocR with the rocG-rocA intergenic region in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2003, 149(Pt 3);739-750
[PubMed:12634342]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Enzymatic activity of RocG
Function in the control of GltC activity
Expression of rocG
