ArgS
- Description: arginyl-tRNA synthetase
| Gene name | argS |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | yes PubMed |
| Product | arginyl-tRNA synthetase |
| Function | translation |
| MW, pI | 62 kDa, 5.11 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1668 bp, 556 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | narK, ywiB |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU37330
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + L-arginine + tRNA(Arg) = AMP + diphosphate + L-arginyl-tRNA(Arg) (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: P46906
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 6.1.1.19
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
