FadR
- Description: transcriptional repressor (TetR family), regulation of fatty acid degradation
| Gene name | fadR |
| Synonyms | ysiA |
| Essential | no |
| Product | transcriptional repressor |
| Function | regulation of fatty acid degradation |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Fatty acid degradation | |
| MW, pI | 21 kDa, 6.118 |
| Gene length, protein length | 582 bp, 194 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | fadB, lcfA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
utilization of lipids, transcription factors and their control
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU28550
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:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity: long chain fatty acids act as inducers that release FadR from its operator sites
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P94548
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
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
Yasutaro Fujita, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Kazutake Hirooka
Regulation of fatty acid metabolism in bacteria.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 66(4);829-39
[PubMed:17919287]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Hiroshi Matsuoka, Kazutake Hirooka, Yasutaro Fujita
Organization and function of the YsiA regulon of Bacillus subtilis involved in fatty acid degradation.
J Biol Chem: 2007, 282(8);5180-94
[PubMed:17189250]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
