CarA
- Description: carbamoyl-phosphate transferase-arginine (subunit A)
Gene name | carA |
Synonyms | cpa |
Essential | no |
Product | carbamoyl-phosphate transferase-arginine (subunit A) |
Function | biosynthesis of arginine |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Pyrimidines, Ammonium/ glutamate | |
MW, pI | 38 kDa, 6.212 |
Gene length, protein length | 1059 bp, 353 aa |
Immediate neighbours | argD, carB |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU11230
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2 ATP + L-glutamine + HCO3- + H2O = 2 ADP + phosphate + L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: glutamine amidotransferase type-1 domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): PyrAA
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P36838
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 6.3.5.5
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- 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