Structural highlights
Function
CITA_KLEPN Member of the two-component regulatory system CitA/CitB. Probably activates CitB by phosphorylation. The periplasmic domain binds H-citrate(2-), which is essential for induction of the citrate-fermentation genes.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Kaspar S, Perozzo R, Reinelt S, Meyer M, Pfister K, Scapozza L, Bott M. The periplasmic domain of the histidine autokinase CitA functions as a highly specific citrate receptor. Mol Microbiol. 1999 Aug;33(4):858-72. PMID:10447894