ENTRAF

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

Transcription factor information

General information

ENTRAF ID ENTRAF0562
Gene name metR
Uniprot ID METR_ECOLI
Organism Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Aminoacid sequence MIEVKHLKTLQALRNCGSLAAAAATLHQTQSALSHQFSDLEQRLGFRLFVRKSQPLRFTPQGEILLQLANQVLPQISQALQACNEPQQTRLRIAIECHSCIQWLTPALENFHKNWPQVEMDFKSGVTFDPQPALQQGELDLVMTSDILPRSGLHYSPMFDYEVRLVLAPDHPLAAKTRITPEDLASETLLIYPVQRSRLDVWRHFLQPAGVSPSLKSVDNTLLLIQMVAARMGIAALPHWVVESFERQGLVVTKTLGEGLWSRLYAAVRDGEQRQPVTEAFIRSARNHACDHLPFVKSAERPTYDAPTVRPGSPARL
FASTA file Download
Length 317

Functional information

Function Uniprot Control of the last step in methionine biosynthesis; MetR is a positive activator of the metA, metE and metH genes. MetR is also a negative regulator of its own expression. Binds homocysteine as an inducer.
Role Activator; Repressor
Protein family LysR
Structure (PDB ID) 5FO5

Reference

Pubmed ID 26527724

Experimental evidences

BPP, SM, GEA, IMP