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bglH - carbohydrate-specific outer membrane porin...

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Synonyms: ECK3713, JW3698, yieC

Andersen, C. et al., Marasco, R. et al., Krüger, S. et al.

Andersen, Rak, Benz,

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Disease relevance of bglH

The cryptic gene bglH from the Escherichia coli chromosome was cloned into a tacOP-driven expression vector [1].
Expression of the bglH gene of Lactobacillus plantarum is controlled by carbon catabolite repression [2].

High impact information on bglH

The gene bglH present in the bgl operon of Escherichia coli, responsible for uptake and fermentation of beta-glucosides encodes for a carbohydrate-specific outer membrane porin [1].
In vitro and in vivo DNA binding experiments suggested the occurrence of a DNA-protein complex at the CRE site, which would mediate glucose repression of bglH expression [2].
The bglP gene encodes an aryl-beta-glucoside-specific enzyme II of the phosphoenolpyruvate sugar:phosphotransferase system, whereas the bglH gene product functions as a phospho-beta-glucosidase [3].

References

The gene bglH present in the bgl operon of Escherichia coli, responsible for uptake and fermentation of beta-glucosides encodes for a carbohydrate-specific outer membrane porin. Andersen, C., Rak, B., Benz, R. Mol. Microbiol. (1999) [Pubmed]
Expression of the bglH gene of Lactobacillus plantarum is controlled by carbon catabolite repression. Marasco, R., Muscariello, L., Varcamonti, M., De Felice, M., Sacco, M. J. Bacteriol. (1998) [Pubmed]
Regulation of the putative bglPH operon for aryl-beta-glucoside utilization in Bacillus subtilis. Krüger, S., Hecker, M. J. Bacteriol. (1995) [Pubmed]

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