4xk4

Structural highlights

Function

[RUTR_ECOLI] Master transcription regulator which represses the degradation of pyrimidines (rutABCDEFG) and purines (gcl operon) for maintenance of metabolic balance between pyrimidines and purines. It also regulates the synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides and arginine from glutamine (carAB) and the supply of glutamate (gadABWX).^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Loh KD, Gyaneshwar P, Markenscoff Papadimitriou E, Fong R, Kim KS, Parales R, Zhou Z, Inwood W, Kustu S. A previously undescribed pathway for pyrimidine catabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Mar 28;103(13):5114-9. Epub 2006 Mar 15. PMID:16540542 doi:0600521103
2. ↑ Shimada T, Hirao K, Kori A, Yamamoto K, Ishihama A. RutR is the uracil/thymine-sensing master regulator of a set of genes for synthesis and degradation of pyrimidines. Mol Microbiol. 2007 Nov;66(3):744-57. Epub 2007 Oct 5. PMID:17919280 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05954.x