Fur
- Description: write here
| Gene name | fur |
| Synonyms | yqkL |
| Essential | no |
| Product | transcriptional regulator (Fur family) |
| Function | negative regulation of siderophore biosynthesis
and transcription of ferri-siderophore uptake genes |
| MW, pI | 17 kDa, 5.374 |
| Gene length, protein length | 447 bp, 149 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ripX, spoIIM |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
| Caution: The sequence for this gene in SubtiList contains errors | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
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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):
Genes controlled by Fur
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
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Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry:
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Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Sigma factor:
- Regulation:
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Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
John Helmann, Cornell University, USA Homepage
Your additional remarks
References
- Baichoo N, Wang T, Ye R, Helmann JD. (2002) Global analysis of the Bacillus subtilis Fur regulon and the iron starvation stimulon. Mol Microbiol. Sep;45(6): 1613-29. PubMed
- Ollinger J, Song KB, Antelmann H, Hecker M, Helmann JD. (2006) Role of the Fur regulon in iron transport in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. May;188(10): 3664-73. PubMed
- Gaballa A, Antelmann H, Aguilar C, Khakh SK, Song KB, Smaldone GT, Helmann JD (2008) The Bacillus subtilis iron-sparing response is mediated by a Fur-regulated small RNA and three small, basic proteins. PNAS 105: 11927-11932. PubMed
