Escherichia coli
thrA
Sequence
ATGCGAGTGTTGAAGTTCGGCGGTACATCAGTGGCAAATGCAGAACGTTTTCTGCGTGTTGCCGATATTCTGGAAAGCAATGCCAGGCAGGGGCAGGTGGCCACCGTCCTCTCTGCCCCCGCCAAAATCACCAACCACCTGGTGGCGATGATTGAAAAAACCATTAGCGGCCAGGATGCTTTACCCAATATCAGCGATGCCGAACGTATTTTTGCCGAACTTTTGACGGGACTCGCCGCCGCCCAGCCGGGGTTCCCGCTGGCGCAATTGAAAACTTTCGTCGATCAGGAATTTGCCCAAATAAAACATGTCCTGCATGGCATTAGTTTGTTGGGGCAGTGCCCGGATAGCATCAACGCTGCGCTGATTTGCCGTGGCGAGAAAATGTCGATCGCCATTATGGCCGGCGTATTAGAAGCGCGCGGTCACAACGTTACTGTTATCGATCCGGTCGAAAAACTGCTGGCAGTGGGGCATTACCTCGAATCTACCGTCGATATTGCTGAGTCCACCCGCCGTATTGCGGCAAGCCGCATTCCGGCTGATCACATGGTGCTGATGGCAGGTTTCACCGCCGGTAATGAAAAAGGCGAACTGGTGGTGCTTGGACGCAACGGTTCCGACTACTCTGCTGCGGTGCTGGCTGCCTGTTTACGCGCCGATTGTTGCGAGATTTGGACGGACGTTGACGGGGTCTATACCTGCGACCCGCGTCAGGTGCCCGATGCGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCGATGTCCTACCAGGAAGCGATGGAGCTTTCCTACTTCGGCGCTAAAGTTCTTCACCCCCGCACCATTACCCCCATCGCCCAGTTCCAGATCCCTTGCCTGATTAAAAATACCGGAAATCCTCAAGCACCAGGTACGCTCATTGGTGCCAGCCGTGATGAAGACGAATTACCGGTCAAGGGCATTTCCAATCTGAATAACATGGCAATGTTCAGCGTTTCTGGTCCGGGGATGAAAGGGATGGTCGGCATGGCGGCGCGCGTCTTTGCAGCGATGTCACGCGCCCGTATTTCCGTGGTGCTGATTACGCAATCATCTTCCGAATACAGCATCAGTTTCTGCGTTCCACAAAGCGACTGTGTGCGAGCTGAACGGGCAATGCAGGAAGAGTTCTACCTGGAACTGAAAGAAGGCTTACTGGAGCCGCTGGCAGTGACGGAACGGCTGGCCATTATCTCGGTGGTAGGTGATGGTATGCGCACCTTGCGTGGGATCTCGGCGAAATTCTTTGCCGCACTGGCCCGCGCCAATATCAACATTGTCGCCATTGCTCAGGGATCTTCTGAACGCTCAATCTCTGTCGTGGTAAATAACGATGATGCGACCACTGGCGTGCGCGTTACTCATCAGATGCTGTTCAATACCGATCAGGTTATCGAAGTGTTTGTGATTGGCGTCGGTGGCGTTGGCGGTGCGCTGCTGGAGCAACTGAAGCGTCAGCAAAGCTGGCTGAAGAATAAACATATCGACTTACGTGTCTGCGGTGTTGCCAACTCGAAGGCTCTGCTCACCAATGTACATGGCCTTAATCTGGAAAACTGGCAGGAAGAACTGGCGCAAGCCAAAGAGCCGTTTAATCTCGGGCGCTTAATTCGCCTCGTGAAAGAATATCATCTGCTGAACCCGGTCATTGTTGACTGCACTTCCAGCCAGGCAGTGGCGGATCAATATGCCGACTTCCTGCGCGAAGGTTTCCACGTTGTCACGCCGAACAAAAAGGCCAACACCTCGTCGATGGATTACTACCATCAGTTGCGTTATGCGGCGGAAAAATCGCGGCGTAAATTCCTCTATGACACCAACGTTGGGGCTGGATTACCGGTTATTGAGAACCTGCAAAATCTGCTCAATGCAGGTGATGAATTGATGAAGTTCTCCGGCATTCTTTCTGGTTCGCTTTCTTATATCTTCGGCAAGTTAGACGAAGGCATGAGTTTCTCCGAGGCGACCACGCTGGCGCGGGAAATGGGTTATACCGAACCGGACCCGCGAGATGATCTTTCTGGTATGGATGTGGCGCGTAAACTATTGATTCTCGCTCGTGAAACGGGACGTGAACTGGAGCTGGCGGATATTGAAATTGAACCTGTGCTGCCCGCAGAGTTTAACGCCGAGGGTGATGTTGCCGCTTTTATGGCGAATCTGTCACAACTCGACGATCTCTTTGCCGCGCGCGTGGCGAAGGCCCGTGATGAAGGAAAAGTTTTGCGCTATGTTGGCAATATTGATGAAGATGGCGTCTGCCGCGTGAAGATTGCCGAAGTGGATGGTAATGATCCGCTGTTCAAAGTGAAAAATGGCGAAAACGCCCTGGCCTTCTATAGCCACTATTATCAGCCGCTGCCGTTGGTACTGCGCGGATATGGTGCGGGCAATGACGTTACAGCTGCCGGTGTCTTTGCTGATCTGCTACGTACCCTCTCATGGAAGTTAGGAGTCTGA
The thrA gene encodes a bifunctional aspartate kinase/homoserine dehydrogenase (ThrA), which catalyzes essential steps in the biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids, particularly threonine. However, its activity is strongly inhibited by serine accumulation, leading to a reduction in biomass formation that ultimately limits serine titers [192]. To overcome this limitation, threonine supplementation or the expression of a feedback-insensitive ThrA variant is often required.
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| Reactions | R295 and R234 |
| Compounds affected | L-threonine , uridine , hypoxanthine , L-tryptophan , ectoine , L-serine , L-homoserine and L-isoleucine |
Databases
| EraGene: | 2111772 |
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| UniProt: | P00561 |