Protein
Aromatic amino acid exporter YddG
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Probable efflux pump. Overexpression confers resistance to phenylalanine and increases export of phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan.
Similarity
Belongs to the drug/metabolite transporter (DMT) superfamily. Aromatic amino acid/paraquat exporter (ArAA/P-E) (TC 2.A.7.17) family.
Sequence
MTRQKATLIGLIAIVLWSTMVGLIRGVSEGLGPVGGAAAIYSLSGLLLIFTVGFPRIRQIPKGYLLAGSLLFVSYEICLALSLGYAATHHQAIEVGMVNYLWPSLTILFAILFNGQKTNWLIVPGLLLALVGVCWVLGGDNGLHYDEIINNITTSPLSYFLAFIGAFIWAAYCTVTNKYARGFNGITVFVLLTGASLWVYYFLTPQPEMIFSTPVMIKLISAAFTLGFAYAAWNVGILHGNVTIMAVGSYFTPVLSSALAAVLLSAPLSFSFWQGALMVCGGSLLCWLATRRG