Identification
Name:Chemotaxis protein CheA
Synonyms:Not Available
Gene Name:cheA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Cell motility
Specific Function:Involved in the transmission of sensory signals from the chemoreceptors to the flagellar motors. CheA is autophosphorylated; it can transfer its phosphate group to either CheB or CheY
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01341ADPMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
cell part
cytoplasm
intracellular
intracellular part
Function
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
ATP binding
binding
catalytic activity
kinase activity
molecular transducer activity
nucleoside binding
protein histidine kinase activity
protein kinase activity
purine nucleoside binding
signal transducer activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
two-component sensor activity
Process
biological regulation
cellular metabolic process
chemotaxis
metabolic process
peptidyl-histidine phosphorylation
phosphate metabolic process
phosphorus metabolic process
phosphorylation
protein amino acid phosphorylation
regulation of biological process
regulation of cellular process
response to chemical stimulus
response to stimulus
signal transduction
signal transmission
signaling process
two-component signal transduction system (phosphorelay)
Gene Properties
Blattner:Not Available
Gene OrientationNot Available
Centisome Percentage:Not Available
Left Sequence EndNot Available
Right Sequence EndNot Available
Gene Sequence:
>1965 bp
GTGAGCATGGATATAAGCGATTTTTATCAGACATTTTTTGATGAAGCGGACGAACTGTTG
GCTGACATGGAGCAGCATTTGCTGGTTTTGCAGCCGGAAGCGCCAGATGCCGAACAATTG
AATGCCATCTTTCGGGCTGCCCACTCGATCAAAGGAGGGGCAGGAACTTTTGGCTTCAGC
GTTTTGCAGGAAACCACGCATCTGATGGAAAACCTGCTCGATGAAGCCAGACGAGGTGAG
ATGCAACTCAACACCGACATTATCAATCTGTTTTTGGAAACGAAGGACATCATGCAAGAA
CAGCTCGACGCTTATAAACAGTCGCAAGAGCCGGATGCCGCCAGCTTCGATTATATCTGC
CAGGCCTTGCGTCAACTGGCATTAGAAGCGAAAGGCGAAACGCCATCCGCAGTGACCCGA
TTAAGTGTGGTTGCCAAAAGTGAACCGCAAGATGAGCAGAGTCGCAGTCAGTCGCCGCGA
CGAATTATCCTTTCGCCGCTGAAGGCCGGGGAAGTCGACCTGCTGGAAGAAGAACTGGGA
CATCTGACAACGTTAACTGACGTGGTGAAAGGGGCGGATTCGCTCTCGGCAATATTACCG
GGCGACATCGCCGAAGATGACATCACAGCGGTACTCTGTTTTGTGATTGAAGCCGATCAG
ATTACCTTTGAAACAGTAGAAGTCTCGCCAAAAATATCCACCCCACCAGTGCTTAAACTG
GCAGCCGAACAAGCGCCAACCGGCCGCGTGGAGCGGGAAAAAACGACGCGCAGCAATGAA
TCCACCAGCATCCGTGTAGCGGTAGAAAAGGTTGATCAATTAATTAACCTCGTCGGCGAG
CTGGTTATCACCCAGTCCATGCTTGCCCAGCGTTCCAGCGAACTGGACCCGGTTAATCAT
GGTGATTTGATAACCAGCATGGGGCAGTTACAACGTAACGCCCGTGATTTGCAGGAATCA
GTGATGTCGATTCGCATGATGCCGATGGAATATGTTTTTAGTCGCTATCCCCGGCTGGTG
CGTGATCTGGCGGGAAAACTCGGCAAGCAGGTAGAACTGACGCTGGTGGGCAGTTCTACT
GAACTCGACAAAAGCCTGATAGAACGCATTATCGACCCGCTGACCCACCTGGTACGCAAT
AGCCTCGATCACGGTATTGAACTGCCAGAAAAACGGCTCGCCGCAGGTAAAAACAGCGTC
GGAAATTTAATTCTGTCTGCCGAACATCAGGGCGGCAACATTTGCATTGAAGTGACCGAC
GATGGGGCGGGGCTAAACCGTGAGCGAATTCTGGCAAAAGCGGCCTCGCAAGGTTTGACT
GTCAGCGAAAACATGAGCGACGACGAAGTCGCGATGCTGATATTTGCACCTGGCTTCTCC
ACGGCAGAGCAGGTCACCGACGTCTCCGGGCGCGGCGTCGGCATGGACGTCGTTAAACGT
AATATCCAGAAGATGGGCGGTCATGTCGAAATCCAGTCGAAGCAGGGTACTGGCACTACG
ATCCGCATTTTACTGCCGCTGACGCTGGCCATCCTCGACGGCATGTCCGTACGCGTTGCG
GATGAAGTTTTCATTCTGCCGCTGAATGCTGTTATGGAATCACTGCAACCCCGTGAAGCC
GATCTCCATCCACTGGCCGGCGGCGAGCGGGTGCTGGAAGTGCGGGGTGAATATCTGCCC
ATCGTCGAACTGTGGAAAGTGTTCAACGTCGCGGGCGCGAAAACCGAAGCCACCCAGGGA
ATTGTGGTGATCTTACAAAGTGGCGGTCGCCGCTACGCCTTGCTGGTGGATCAATTAATT
GGTCAACACCAGGTTGTGGTTAAAAACCTTGAAAGTAACTATCGCAAAGTCCCCGGCATT
TCTGCTGCGACCATTCTTGGCGACGGCAGCGTGGCACTGATTGTTGATGTCTCCGCCTTG
CAGGCGATAAACCGCGAACAACGTATGGCGAACACCGCCGCCTGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:654
Protein Molecular Weight:71382
Protein Theoretical pI:5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Chemotaxis protein CheA
MSMDISDFYQTFFDEADELLADMEQHLLVLQPEAPDAEQLNAIFRAAHSIKGGAGTFGFS
VLQETTHLMENLLDEARRGEMQLNTDIINLFLETKDIMQEQLDAYKQSQEPDAASFDYIC
QALRQLALEAKGETPSAVTRLSVVAKSEPQDEQSRSQSPRRIILSRLKAGEVDLLEEELG
HLTTLTDVVKGADSLSAILPGDIAEDDITAVLCFVIEADQITFETVEVSPKISTPPVLKL
AAEQAPTGRVEREKTTRSNESTSIRVAVEKVDQLINLVGELVITQSMLAQRSSELDPVNH
GDLITSMGQLQRNARDLQESVMSIRMMPMEYVFSRYPRLVRDLAGKLGKQVELTLVGSST
ELDKSLIERIIDPLTHLVRNSLDHGIELPEKRLAAGKNSVGNLILSAEHQGGNICIEVTD
DGAGLNRERILAKAASQGLTVSENMSDDEVAMLIFAPGFSTAEQVTDVSGRGVGMDVVKR
NIQKMGGHVEIQSKQGTGTTIRILLPLTLAILDGMSVRVADEVFILPLNAVMESLQPREA
DLHPLAGGERVLEVRGEYLPIVELWKVFNVAGAKTEATQGIVVILQSGGRRYALLVDQLI
GQHQVVVKNLESNYRKVPGISAATILGDGSVALIVDVSALQAINREQRMANTAA
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P07363
Uniprot Name:CHEA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:M34669
Genebank Protein ID:145529
CCDB:CHEA_ECOLI
General Reference:
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