Protein Info for Synpcc7942_1745 in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
Updated annotation (from data): nitrite transporter, HPP family
Rationale: Important for nitrite stress. This was shown to be capable of nitrite uptake (PMID:24904028), but with moderate affinity, and this data suggests that it might be exporting nitrite. Since nitrate was also present, this could also be a nitrate/nitrite antiporter (speculative).
Original annotation: hypothetical protein
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
KEGG orthology group: None (inferred from 100% identity to syf:Synpcc7942_1745)Predicted SEED Role
"Slr0789 protein"
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Protein Sequence (181 amino acids)
>Synpcc7942_1745 nitrite transporter, HPP family (Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942) MAPRSLRRLHWHWEQQRSQSDLIQPRYSRQQVLASWLGALVGIGLLGWLTQASGYPLVAA PMGATSVLLFGLPNSPLAQPRNVILGNGLGALIAVLCVLLLGANPWSMGFAVGVTIALTQ LLRCVHPPAGAVALLGVIVKAKWAYILLPVLSGSILLCVITALYSRWAPDRHHRRYPVHW L