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birA protein, E coli MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
birA protein, E coli
Unique ID
C058125
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C058125
Entry Term(s)
bioR protein, E coli
biotin holoenzyme synthetase, E coli
biotin ligase, E coli
biotin operon repressor birA, E coli
biotinyl protein ligase, E coli
dhbB protein, E coli
Registry Numbers
EC 6.3.4.15
Previous Indexing
*BACTERIAL PROTEINS (1989-2003)
*TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS (2003-2008)
Heading Mapped to
*Repressor Proteins
*Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases
*Escherichia coli Proteins
Frequency
234
Note
321 amino acid residues; represses the biotin biosynthetic bio operon & also activates biotin in E coli; transcriptional regulator & an enzyme; acts both as the acetyl-CoA carboxylase biotin holoenzyme synthetase (EC 6.3.4.15) and the biotin operon repressor; BirA protein has homologs in other bacterial species
Source
J Biol Chem 1989;264(1):5
Date of Entry
1989/02/02
Revision Date
2008/07/14
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