Protein
Hut operon positive regulatory protein
Organism
Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31 / JCM 2152 / NBRC 15305 / NCIMB 9373 / NRRL B-3711)
Function
Antiterminator that binds to cis-acting regulatory sequences on the mRNA in the presence of histidine, thereby suppressing transcription termination and activating the hut operon for histidine utilization.
Similarity
Belongs to the HutP family.
Sequence
MLLQGTHRIGRMAMLLALADENESPVLSIPKGWKYCTGKVGSMNSQKVVAAMETAAKSNQVIETDVYRETHALYHAIMEALYGVTRGQIQLADVLRTVGLRFAIVRGTPYDGKKEGEWVAVALYGTIGAPVKGSEHEAIGLGINHI