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ctnR

Gene
ctnR
Protein
Citrinin biosynthesis transcriptional activator ctnR
Organism
Monascus purpureus
Length
576 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor that regulates the expression of the gene cluster that mediates the biosynthesis of the mycotoxin citrinin, a hepato-nephrotoxic compound to humans due to inhibition of respiration complex III (PubMed:17586673, PubMed:19111642).
Mass
65.177 kDa
Sequence
MLSHEMASTAHRQPSRPTTRQRQRTGRACEECRRRKLRCDGQQPRCGVCVDSGVTCEVNSQRRPRGPKKGYLTALRNRVAMLETRLPAQHLVGPLSEFNPLSTPLTNDHHDGCSVSSASSRSDSNPPPTVSEPDMSLPNTTTSVSSAPSFATCSKDIGGAEPITELVQAELNQLYFDRVHPSIQILHQRRYLGWARNAAKKTSRRCLQYAVWTLASLLSAQFQHLQDSFYQETKRTLEFSYLSGDSNAPVDTEEIQAWILIATYESMRTFHRSAWMSAGRAFRLVQLMRLHEIDSPTKPPVPEADLVETEEKRRVFWMAYFLDHLLSMRNNWPITLNEHVICTRLPAPDMEFQSGQPVLGAFLSEAIMDVMPQTTSPFNECVILATICGRSLFHAQQYSVRFVYGELAPNWTDQHQWLDNVLTNRLQILSQYYPSPTQICDPMLSFAHIMGQASVIHLYKGMASVVWAVDDGAWVVEYQRRALSAAQEIVKLAKGLTEFNFFKVHPLMPIPLLLCAEFLYSNRGSDAAFNSLLQELLQIFRQLKNANDPSRSYIHLLELSCTTASMSLVREHSNAP