YwaA
- Description: branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase
| Gene name | ywaA |
| Synonyms | ipa-0r |
| Essential | no |
| Product | branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase |
| Function | biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lipid synthesis, Ile, Leu, Val | |
| MW, pI | 40 kDa, 4.952 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1089 bp, 363 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | dltE, licH |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU38550
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: L-leucine + 2-oxoglutarate = 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate + L-glutamate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): YbgE
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification: S-cysteinylation after diamide stress (C104) PubMed
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- UniProt: P39576
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 2.6.1.42
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: ywaA PubMed
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- 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
