AhrC
- Description: AhrC represses the synthesis of biosynthetic enzymes and activates the arginine catabolism. Controls the transcription of the two operons rocABC and rocDEF
Gene name | ahrC |
Synonyms | argR |
Essential | no |
Product | transcriptional regulator |
Function | transcriptional regulator of arginine metabolism expression |
MW, pI | 16,7 kDa, 5.52 |
Gene length, protein length | 447 bp, 149 amino acids |
Immediate neighbours | yqxC, recN |
Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
Genetic context File:GenE context.gif |
Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Coordinates:
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: transcriptional regulator of arginine metabolism expression
- Protein family: argR family
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: Cytoplasm
Database entries
- Structure: NCBI
- Swiss prot entry: [3]
- KEGG entry: [4]
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: ahrC-recN
- Sigma factor:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
- Van Hoy BE et al. (1990) Characterization of the spoIVB and recN loci of Bacillus subtilis J Bacteriol. 172(3): 1306-11. PubMed