| Regulated Operon: | leuS |
| Genes | Synonyms | Direction | Genome position | Function | COG ID | Conserved groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| leuS | - | 3102629..3105043 | COG0495J | leuS-BAC leuS-STA leuS-STR |
| Operon evidence: | Genome analysis |
|---|---|
| Reference: | Vander Horn PB & Zahler SA (1992), Grundy FJ & Henkin TM (1993), Lapidus A, et al. (1997), Genbank AF008220 |
| Comments: | Based on homology, transcriptional readthrough is expected to occur at the stem-loop upstream of leuS if uncharged leucine tRNA binds to the T-box motif in the nascent mRNA transcript. The tRNA anticodon binds to the CUC codon in the sequence GAACUCACC in the leuS leader mRNA. |
| Binding factor |
Regulation | Location | Absolute position | Binding seq.(cis-element) | Experimental evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrnS-Leu2 | Positive | ND | 3105180..3105197 | AACGAGGGTGGTACCGCG |
Vander Horn PB & Zahler SA (1992): HM |
| Terminator sequence | Absolute position | Position from stop codon | Free energy [kcal/mol] |
Downstream of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAAAGTCTCTCGTCCCTTTTTGGGATGAGGGAGTTTTTTTTAGTTTGG >>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<< |
leuS | |||
| AAAAATCCCCTTTGCCAAAAGGGGATTTTTTTTCATCAGT >>>>>>>> <<<<<<<< |
leuS |


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