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carA carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase small subunit [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 949025, updated on 2-May-2024

Summary

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Gene symbol
carA
Gene description
carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase small subunit
Primary source
ASAP:ABE-0000118
Locus tag
b0032
See related
ECOCYC:EG10134
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
arg; ECK0033; pyrA
Summary
The small subunit is the amidotransferase component of the enzyme. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10134].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (29651..30799)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ribonucleoside hydrolase RihC Neighboring gene 4-hydroxy-tetrahydrodipicolinate reductase Neighboring gene carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase large subunit Neighboring gene DNA-binding transcriptional activator CaiF

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Regulation of carAB expression in Escherichia coli occurs in part through UTP-sensitive reiterative transcription. Han X, et al. J Bacteriol, 1998 Feb. PMID 9457878, Free PMC Article
  2. Uninterrupted translation through putative 12-nucleotide coding gap in sequence of carA: business as usual. Tuohy TM, et al. J Bacteriol, 1994 Jan. PMID 8282707, Free PMC Article
  3. Regulation and mutation affecting a glutamine dependent formation of carbamyl phosphate in Escherichia coli. Piérard A, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1964 Feb 18. PMID 5319709
  4. Synthesis of Escherichia coli carbamoylphosphate synthetase initiates at a UUG codon. Weyens G, et al. Eur J Biochem, 1985 Jul 1. PMID 3894020
  5. On the role of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in determining the efficiency of translation initiation at a weak start codon in the car operon of Escherichia coli K12. Weyens G, et al. J Mol Biol, 1988 Dec 20. PMID 2464695

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. These results indicate that transcription start site sequence and spacing between the -10 region and the start site are important determinants in establishing the extent of reiterative transcription and levels of productive transcription.
    Title: Transcription start site sequence and spacing between the -10 region and the start site affect reiterative transcription-mediated regulation of gene expression in Escherichia coli.
  2. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
    Title: '98 Escherichia coli SWISS-2DPAGE database update.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
contributes_to carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
contributes_to carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
contributes_to carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
enables glutaminase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables ligase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
enables protein heterodimerization activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in 'de novo' UMP biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in 'de novo' pyrimidine nucleobase biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within 'de novo' pyrimidine nucleobase biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in arginine biosynthetic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in arginine biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within arginine biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in arginine biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in arginine biosynthetic process NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in glutamine metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within glutamine metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in pyrimidine nucleobase biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
part_of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in cytosol HDA PubMed 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase small subunit
NP_414573.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    29651..30799
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414573.1 carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase small subunit [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414573.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5B9AMP9, A0A7D7HLP9, A0A7H9NGP9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK12564
    Location:1 → 374
    PRK12564; carbamoyl-phosphate synthase small subunit
Nucleotide Protein
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