KtrB
| Gene name | ktrB |
| Synonyms | yubG |
| Essential | no |
| Product | high affinity potassium transporter KtrA-KtrB, integral membrane subunit (proton symport) |
| Function | potassium uptake |
| Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ktrB | |
| Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: KtrB | |
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Metal ion homeostasis, Stress | |
| MW, pI | 48 kDa, 10.116 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1335 bp, 445 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ktrA, yubF |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Expression at a glance PubMed
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
transporters/ other, metal ion homeostasis (K, Na, Ca, Mg), coping with hyper-osmotic stress, membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU31100
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s): KtrD
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: integral membrane protein PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: O32081
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Sigma factor:
- Regulation:
- induced if the energy charge is low (ydaO riboswitch) PubMed
- Regulatory mechanism:
- expression is controlled via termination antitermination by the ydaO riboswitch PubMed
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage
Your additional remarks
References
