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narU

Gene
narU
Protein
Nitrate/nitrite transporter NarU
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Length
462 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes nitrate uptake, nitrite uptake and nitrite export across the cytoplasmic membrane. May function as a nitrate/H(+) and nitrite/H(+) channel. Could confer a selective advantage during severe nutrient starvation or slow growth.
Similarity
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Nitrate/nitrite porter (TC 2.A.1.8) family.
Mass
49.89 kDa
Sequence
MALQNEKNSRYLLRDWKPENPAFWENKGKHIARRNLWISVSCLLLAFCVWMLFSAVTVNLNKIGFNFTTDQLFLLTALPSVSGALLRVPYSFMVPIFGGRRWTVFSTAILIIPCVWLGIAVQNPNTPFGIFIVIALLCGFAGANFASSMGNISFFFPKAKQGSALGINGGLGNLGVSVMQLVAPLVIFVPVFAFLGVNGVPQADGSVMSLANAAWIWVPLLAIATIAAWSGMNDIASSRASIADQLPVLQRLHLWLLSLLYLATFGSFIGFSAGFAMLAKTQFPDVNILRLAFFGPFIGAIARSVGGAISDKFGGVRVTLINFIFMAIFSALLFLTLPGTGSGNFIAFYAVFMGLFLTAGLGSGSTFQMIAVIFRQITIYRVKMKGGSDEQAHKEAVTETAAALGFISAIGAVGGFFIPQAFGMSLNMTGSPVGAMKVFLIFYIVCVLLTWLVYGRRKFSQK

Gene
narU
Protein
Nitrate/nitrite transporter NarU
Organism
Salmonella typhimurium (strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720)
Length
462 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes nitrate uptake, nitrite uptake and nitrite export across the cytoplasmic membrane.
Similarity
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Nitrate/nitrite porter (TC 2.A.1.8) family.
Mass
49.751 kDa
Sequence
MTRQNENYNRYLLSDWRPENPAFWENKGKGIARRNLWISVSCLLLAFCVWMLFSAVAVNLNKIGFNFTTDQLFLLTALPSLSGAILRVPYSFMVPLFGGRKWTVLSTVILIIPCAWLGFAVQNPATPFGVFMLIALLCGFAGANFASSMGNISFFFPKARQGSALGINGGLGNLGVSVMQLIAPLVIFLPIFTFLGVQGVPQPDGSLLALTNAAWIWVPLLAVATLAAWFGMNDIGSSKASVASQLPVLKRLHLWLLSLLYLATFGSFIGFSAGFAMLAKTQFPDVNILQLAFFGPFIGALARSAGGVISDKFGGVRVTLINFIFMALFTALLFLTLPGSGAGSFSAFYLVFMGLFLTAGLGSGSTFQMIAVIFRQITLYNVKLRGGSDEQAQREAVTDTAAALGFISAIGAVGGFFIPKAFGTSLALTGSPVGAMKIFLLFYLACVLLTWLVYGRRKPKQQ