Protein
Osmoregulated proline transporter OpuE
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Catalyzes the uptake of extracellular proline under high-osmolarity growth conditions. Essential for the use of proline present in the environment as an osmoprotectant.
Similarity
Belongs to the sodium:solute symporter (SSF) (TC 2.A.21) family.
Sequence
MSIEIIISLGIYFIAMLLIGWYAFKKTTDINDYMLGGRGLGPFVTALSAGAADMSGWMLMGVPGAMFATGLSTLWLALGLTIGAYSNYLLLAPRLRAYTEAADDAITIPDFFDKRFQHSSSLLKIVSALIIMIFFTLYTSSGMVSGGRLFESAFGADYKLGLFLTTAVVVLYTLFGGFLAVSLTDFVQGAIMFAALVLVPIVAFTHVGGVAPTFHEIDAVNPHLLDIFKGASVISIISYLAWGLGYYGQPHIIVRFMAIKDIKDLKPARRIGMSWMIITVLGSVLTGLIGVAYAHKFGVAVKDPEMIFIIFSKILFHPLITGFLLSAILAAIMSSISSQLLVTASAVTEDLYRSFFRRKASDKELVMIGRLSVLVIAVIAVLLSLNPNSTILDLVGYAWAGFGSAFGPAILLSLYWKRMNEWGALAAMIVGAATVLIWITTGLAKSTGVYEIIPGFILSMIAGIIVSMITKRPAKASYRLFGVMEKLLKRKK