Protein Domain : IPR012771

Type:  Family Name:  Trehalose operon repressor
Description:  Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide which can be used as both a carbon source and an osmoprotectant in bacteria. Trehalose uptake into the cytoplasm occurs via a trehalose-specific phosphotransferase system which phosphorylates trehalase to trehalose-6-phosphate (Tre6P) during transport into the cytoplasm, and a hydrolase which hydrolyses Tre6P to glucose and glucose-6-phophate[].This entry represents LacI-type TreR, a transcriptional repressor of trehalose uptake found mainly within the gamma-proteobacteria. It does not include the GntR-type TreR's such as those found in Bacillus species. It is capable of binding both the inducer Tre6P and trehalose. Binding of trehalose does not affect the repressor's affinity for its DNA binding site, while binding Tre6P substantially reduces its affinity. The repression activity of TreR is therefore regulated by the ratio of trehalose to Tre6P within the cell []. The protein is composed of two domains, an N-terminal DNA-binding helix-turn-helix domain, and a C-terminal effector-binding domain which is homologous to that of LacI. The effector-binding domain is composed of two subdomains, both of which form an alpha-beta-alpha sandwhich, with the effector binding site located at the interface of these subdomains []. Tre6P and trehalose bind competitively to this site, with the affinty for trehalose substantially lower than that for Tre6P. Short Name:  Trehalos_R_gpbac

0 Child Features

2 Contains

DB identifier Type Name
IPR001761 Domain Periplasmic binding protein/LacI sugar binding domain
IPR000843 Domain Transcription regulator HTH, LacI

1 Cross References

Identifier
TIGR02405

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3 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR012771
GO:0005991 IPR012771
GO:0045892 IPR012771

3 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR012771
GO:0005991 IPR012771
GO:0045892 IPR012771

0 Parent Features

0 Proteins

3 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            9865945
            8083158
            9148912