ENTRAF

An Encyclopedia of well-annotated DNA-binding TRanscription factors in Bacteria and Archaea.

Transcription factor information

General information

ENTRAF ID ENTRAF0080
Gene name hupA
Uniprot ID DBH1_BACSU
Organism Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Aminoacid sequence MNKTELINAVAEASELSKKDATKAVDSVFDTILDALKNGDKIQLIGFGNFEVRERSARKGRNPQTGEEIEIPASKVPAFKPGKALKDAVAGK
FASTA file Download
Length 92

Functional information

Function Uniprot Histone-like DNA-binding protein which is capable of wrapping DNA to stabilize it, and thus to prevent its denaturation under extreme environmental conditions. Binds evenly across chromosome, does not display a preference for AT content.
Role Unknown
Protein family Bac_DNA_binding
Structure (PDB ID) -

References

Pubmed ID 1 17962296
Pubmed ID 2 10231583
Pubmed ID 3 21085634

Experimental evidences

BPP, BCE