Protein
Ktr system potassium uptake protein A
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Catalytic subunit of the KtrAB potassium uptake transporter. The 2 major potassium transporter complexes KtrAB and KtrCD confer resistance to both suddenly imposed and prolonged osmotic stress.
Similarity
Belongs to the KtrA potassium transport family.
Sequence
MGRIKNKQFAVIGLGRFGGSICKELHRMGHEVLAVDINEEKVNAYASYATHAVIANATEENELLSLGIRNFEYVIVAIGANIQASTLTTLLLKELDIPNIWVKAQNYYHHKVLEKIGADRIIHPEKDMGVKIAQSLSDENVLNYIDLSDEYSIVELLATRKLDSKSIIDLNVRAKYGCTILAIKHHGDICLSPAPEDIIREQDCLVIMGHKKDIKRFENEGM