ENTRAF

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

Transcription factor information

General information

ENTRAF ID ENTRAF0556
Gene name malT
Uniprot ID MALT_ECOLI
Organism Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Aminoacid sequence MLIPSKLSRPVRLDHTVVRERLLAKLSGANNFRLALITSPAGYGKTTLISQWAAGKNDIGWYSLDEGDNQQERFASYLIAAVQQATNGHCAICETMAQKRQYASLTSLFAQLFIELAEWHSPLYLVIDDYHLITNPVIHESMRFFIRHQPENLTLVVLSRNLPQLGIANLRVRDQLLEIGSQQLAFTHQEAKQFFDCRLSSPIEAAESSRICDDVSGWATALQLIALSARQNTHSAHKSARRLAGINASHLSDYLVDEVLDNVDLATRHFLLKSAILRSMNDALITRVTGEENGQMRLEEIERQGLFLQRMDDTGEWFCYHPLFGNFLRQRCQWELAAELPEIHRAAAESWMAQGFPSEAIHHALAAGDALMLRDILLNHAWSLFNHSELSLLEESLKALPWDSLLENPQLVLLQAWLMQSQHRYGEVNTLLARAEHEIKDIREDTMHAEFNALRAQVAINDGNPDEAERLAKLALEELPPGWFYSRIVATSVLGEVLHCKGELTRSLALMQQTEQMARQHDVWHYALWSLIQQSEILFAQGFLQTAWETQEKAFQLINEQHLEQLPMHEFLVRIRAQLLWAWARLDEAEASARSGIEVLSSYQPQQQLQCLAMLIQCSLARGDLDNARSQLNRLENLLGNGKYHSDWISNANKVRVIYWQMTGDKAAAANWLRHTAKPEFANNHFLQGQWRNIARAQILLGEFEPAEIVLEELNENARSLRLMSDLNRNLLLLNQLYWQAGRKSDAQRVLLDALKLANRTGFISHFVIEGEAMAQQLRQLIQLNTLPELEQHRAQRILREINQHHRHKFAHFDENFVERLLNHPEVPELIRTSPLTQREWQVLGLIYSGYSNEQIAGELEVAATTIKTHIRNLYQKLGVAHRQDAVQHAQQLLKMMGYGV
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Length 901

Functional information

Function Uniprot Positively regulates the transcription of the maltose regulon whose gene products are responsible for uptake and catabolism of malto-oligosaccharides. Binds and recognizes a DNA motif (called the malT box): 5'-GGA[TG]GA-3'.
Role Activator
Protein family GerE
Structure (PDB ID) 1HZ4

Reference

Pubmed ID 26527724

Experimental evidences

BPP, SM