An Encyclopedia of well-annotated DNA-binding TRanscription factors in Bacteria and Archaea.
| ENTRAF ID | ENTRAF0615 |
| Gene name | soxS |
| Uniprot ID | SOXS_ECOLI |
| Organism | Escherichia coli (strain K12) |
| Aminoacid sequence | MSHQKIIQDLIAWIDEHIDQPLNIDVVAKKSGYSKWYLQRMFRTVTHQTLGDYIRQRRLLLAAVELRTTERPIFDIAMDLGYVSQQTFSRVFRRQFDRTPSDYRHRL |
| FASTA file | Download |
| Length | 107 |
| Function Uniprot | Transcriptional activator of the superoxide response regulon of E.coli that includes at least 10 genes such as sodA, nfo, zwf and micF. Binds the DNA sequence 5'-GCACN(7)CAA-3'. It also facilitates the subsequent binding of RNA polymerase to the micF and the nfo promoters. |
| Role | Activator; Repressor |
| Protein family | AraC/XylS |
| Structure (PDB ID) | - |