RegulonDB RegulonDB 10.0:Regulon Page
   

ArgR DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator

Synonyms: ArgR-L-arginine, ArgR
Summary:
ArgR complexed with L-arginine represses the transcription of several genes involved in biosynthesis and transport of arginine, transport of histidine, and its own synthesis [1, 2, 4] and activates genes for arginine catabolism [13]. ArgR is also essential for a site-specific recombination reaction that resolves plasmid ColE1 multimers to monomers and is necessary for plasmid stability [21]. The role of ArgR in this latter reaction may be structural [21]. The hexamer is the active form of ArgR, and L-arginine binds to ArgR and stabilizes the hexamer [7] and increases its DNA affinity by allosteric activation [7]. ArgR belongs to the ArgR/AhrC family, whose members are widely distributed in bacteria [8].
Read more >


Transcription factor      
TF conformation(s):
Name Conformation Type TF-Effector Interaction Type Apo/Holo Conformation Evidence (Confirmed, Strong, Weak) References
ArgR Non-Functional   Apo [IDA] [1]
ArgR-L-arginine Functional Allosteric Holo [APPHINH], [BPP], [GEA], [HIFS], [IDA], [IPI] [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]
Evolutionary Family: ArgR
Sensing class: Sensing external and internal signals
Connectivity class: Local Regulator
Gene name: argR
  Genome position: 3384703-3385173
  Length: 471 bp / 156 aa
Operon name: argR
TU(s) encoding the TF:
Transcription unit        Promoter
argR
argRp1
argR
argRp2


Regulon       
Regulated gene(s) argA, argB, argC, argD, argE, argF, argG, argH, argI, argR, artI, artJ, artM, artP, artQ, astA, astB, astC, astD, astE, carA, carB, gltB, gltD, gltF, hisJ, hisM, hisP, hisQ, infB, lysO, metY, nusA, pnp, rbfA, rimP, rpsO, truB
Multifun term(s) of regulated gene(s) MultiFun Term (List of genes associated to the multifun term)
arginine (16)
amino acids (5)
ABC superfamily, membrane component (4)
membrane (4)
other (mechanical, nutritional, oxidative stress) (4)
Read more >
Regulated operon(s) argA, argCBH, argD, argE, argF, argG, argI, argR, argT-hisJQMP, artJ, artPIQM, astCADBE, carAB, gltBDF, lysO, metY-rimP-nusA-infB-rbfA-truB-rpsO-pnp
First gene in the operon(s) argA, argC, argD, argE, argF, argG, argI, argR, artJ, artP, astC, carA, gltB, hisJ, lysO, metY, metY
Simple and complex regulons AdiY,ArgR,CRP,FNR,Fur,GadE,HdfR,IHF,Lrp,Nac
ArgR
ArgR,CRP
ArgR,H-NS
ArgR,NtrC
Read more >
Simple and complex regulatory phrases Regulatory phrase (List of promoters regulated by the phrase)
[ArgR,+](1)
[ArgR,-](15)


Transcription factor regulation    


Transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) arrangements
      

  Functional conformation Function Promoter Sigma factor Central Rel-Pos Distance to first Gene Genes Sequence LeftPos RightPos Evidence (Confirmed, Strong, Weak) References
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argAp Sigma70 46.5 -40.0 argA
ctgcgaaaaaACAGAATAAAAATACACTaatttcgaat
 2949193 2949211 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argAp Sigma70 67.5 -19.5 argA
atacactaatTTCGAATAATCATGCAAAgaggtgtgcc
 2949214 2949231 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argCp Sigma70 -3.5 -119.5 argC, argB, argH
ttcataaataCTGCATGAATATTGATACtatcatgacc
 4154873 4154890 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argCp Sigma70 19.5 -97.5 argC, argB, argH
gctcaacgttAGTGTATTTTTATTCATAaatactgcat
 4154895 4154912 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argDp Sigma70 -19.5 -60.5 argD
aaccacaaaaTATGCATAAAAAATCACTaaatggcaat
 3490232 3490249 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argDp Sigma70 2.5 -39.5 argD
cataaacaaaTGTGAAATTATAACCACAaaatatgcat
 3490211 3490228 [AIBSCS], [BPP] [2], [4], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argEp1 Sigma70 -6.5 -56.5 argE
atgcagtattTATGAATAAAAATACACTaacgttgagc
 4154895 4154912 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argEp1 Sigma70 16.5 -34.5 argE
ggtcatgataGTATCAATATTCATGCAGtatttatgaa
 4154873 4154890 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argFp Sigma70 -22.5 -57.5 argF
attcactttaTATGTGTAATTATTCATTtgcaacccca
 290354 290371 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA] [2], [4], [6], [8], [9], [10], [11]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argFp Sigma70 -1.5 -36.5 argF
aacgccacttATTGAATTAAAATTCACTttatatgtgt
 290333 290350 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [4], [6], [8], [9], [11]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argGp Sigma70 -125.5 -200.5 argG
ttgctaatcaTGTGAATGAATATCCAGTtcactttcat
 3318428 3318445 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argGp Sigma70 -6.5 -81.5 argG
ataaaagatgATTAAATGAAAACTCATTtattttgcat
 3318547 3318564 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argGp Sigma70 15.5 -60.5 argG
actcatttatTTTGCATAAAAATTCAGTgagagcggaa
 3318568 3318585 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argIp Sigma70 -22.5 -55.5 argI
attcaatttaTATGGATGATTATTCATTtgcaagtcta
 4478358 4478375 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argIp Sigma70 -1.5 -34.5 argI
ctaacgcctcAATGAATTAAAATTCAATttatatggat
 4478337 4478354 [AIBSCS], [BCE], [BPP], [GEA] [2], [4], [8], [9]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argRp1 Sigma70 -27.5 -53.5 argR
gggctgactgTTTGCATAAAAATTCATCtgtatgcaca
 3384641 3384658 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [1], [2], [4], [8], [10]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor argRp1 Sigma70 -7.5 -33.5 argR
aattcatctgTATGCACAATAATGTTGTatcaaccacc
 3384661 3384678 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [1], [2], [4], [8], [10]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor artJp Sigma70 -48.5 -100.0 artJ
atgcaataaaCATGATTAAATAATTTAAatgaaataaa
 900666 900684 [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [3]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor artJp Sigma70 -27.5 -79.0 artJ
aatgccatcaAGTGAATTTATATGCAATaaacatgatt
 900645 900663 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [3], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor artPp Sigma70 -50.5 -86.0 artP, artI, artQ, artM
atgcaatattTCTGCTTTAAAAGTTAAAagcaaagcgc
 903811 903829 [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [3]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor artPp Sigma70 -29.5 -65.0 artP, artI, artQ, artM
agtacctttgACAGAATAATTATGCAATatttctgctt
 903790 903808 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [3], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine activator astCp2 Sigma54 -121.5 -183.5 astC, astA, astD, astB, astE
gtgcatataaAGTGAATACGTTTGCGATgtgggtgaat
 1832157 1832174 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA] [13]
  ArgR-L-arginine activator astCp2 Sigma54 -99.5 -161.5 astC, astA, astD, astB, astE
aaccaaaccaTATGCATTTAAAGTGCATataaagtgaa
 1832135 1832152 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA] [13]
  ArgR-L-arginine activator astCp2 Sigma54 -78.5 -140.5 astC, astA, astD, astB, astE
aactggaaatCAAGGAGTTATAACCAAAccatatgcat
 1832114 1832131 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA] [13]
  ArgR-L-arginine activator astCp2 Sigma54 -47.5 -109.5 astC, astA, astD, astB, astE
cagtgataaaAGTGCATAAACGGCGGAGgctaactgga
 1832083 1832100 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA] [13]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor carAp2 Sigma70 -8.5 -40.5 carA, carB
acgtcatcatTGTGAATTAATATGCAAAtaaagtgagt
 29602 29619 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [14], [15]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor carAp2 Sigma70 13.5 -19.5 carA, carB
atgcaaataaAGTGAGTGAATATTCTCTggagggtgtt
 29623 29640 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS], [SM] [2], [4], [8], [14], [15]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor gltBp Sigma70 -352.0 -568.5 gltB, gltD, gltF
gcttttatcaACTGCATAATCAATCAAAattaccgaaa
 3354148 3354165 [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [16], [17]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor gltBp Sigma70 -331.5 -547.5 gltB, gltD, gltF
aatcaaaattACCGAAATTTCATGCATAatcacataaa
 3354169 3354186 [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [16], [17]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor hisJp Sigma70 -83.5 -133.0 hisJ, hisQ, hisM, hisP
tttcattaaaAATGCTTAAGTATGCATTtcaatgcacc
 2426912 2426930 [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [3]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor hisJp Sigma70 -62.5 -112.0 hisJ, hisQ, hisM, hisP
cgccccgttaGACGTATTATTTTTCATTaaaaatgctt
 2426891 2426909 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [2], [3], [8]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor lysOp Sigma70 -55.5 -93.5 lysO
ttgcaattaaAAGGAAATGTTATGCATAaggagcagta
 914942 914959 [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [18]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor lysOp Sigma70 -34.5 -72.5 lysO
aaagcggaagGACGAGTAAAGTTGCAATtaaaaggaaa
 914921 914938 [BPP], [GEA], [SM] [18]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor metYp2 Sigma70 -201.5 -287.5 metY, rimP, nusA, infB, rbfA, truB, rpsO, pnp
ttccgctctcACTGAATTTTTATGCAAAataaatgagt
 3318568 3318585 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor metYp2 Sigma70 -180.5 -266.5 metY, rimP, nusA, infB, rbfA, truB, rpsO, pnp
atgcaaaataAATGAGTTTTCATTTAATcatcttttat
 3318547 3318564 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor metYp2 Sigma70 -61.5 -147.5 metY, rimP, nusA, infB, rbfA, truB, rpsO, pnp
atgaaagtgaACTGGATATTCATTCACAtgattagcaa
 3318428 3318445 [AIBSCS], [BPP], [GEA], [HIBSCS] [2], [4], [8], [12]



High-throughput Transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs)
      

  Functional conformation Function Object name Object type Distance to first Gene Sequence LeftPos RightPos Evidence (Confirmed, Strong, Weak) References
  ArgR repressor dacC gene -42.0
nd
 880769 880808 nd nd
  ArgR activator puuB gene -14.0
nd
 1364246 1364285 nd nd
  ArgR repressor hisL gene 31.0
nd
 2089965 2090004 nd nd
  ArgR activator yaaU gene 32.0
nd
 45775 45814 nd nd
  ArgR activator yffB gene 39.0
nd
 2591208 2591247 nd nd
  ArgR repressor argA gene 49.0
nd
 2949193 2949211 nd nd
  ArgR repressor carA gene 49.0
nd
 29623 29640 nd nd
  ArgR repressor argR gene 62.0
nd
 3384641 3384658 nd nd
  ArgR repressor ydgI gene 66.0
nd
 1679491 1679530 nd nd
  ArgR repressor ftsZ gene 72.0
nd
 105233 105272 nd nd
  ArgR repressor potF gene 86.0
nd
 893698 893737 nd nd
  ArgR repressor yfcC gene 86.0
nd
 2416995 2417034 nd nd
  ArgR repressor argC gene 127.0
nd
 4154873 4154890 nd nd
  ArgR repressor waaA gene 145.0
nd
 3808395 3808434 nd nd
  ArgR repressor pfkB gene 147.0
nd
 1806223 1806262 nd nd
  ArgR repressor gltB gene 183.0
nd
 3354542 3354581 nd nd
  ArgR activator gltP gene 192.0
nd
 4294289 4294328 nd [19], [20]
  ArgR activator gltP gene 224.0
nd
 4294254 4294271 nd [19], [20]
  ArgR repressor lrp gene 241.0
nd
 932351 932368 nd nd
  ArgR repressor crl gene 289.0
nd
 257540 257579 nd nd
  ArgR repressor hchA gene 296.0
nd
 2035539 2035578 nd nd
  ArgR activator gltP gene 333.0
nd
 4294148 4294187 nd [19], [20]
  ArgR repressor hchA gene 350.0
nd
 2035485 2035524 nd nd
  ArgR-L-arginine repressor yhcC nd nd
nd
 3354148 3354187 [ICWHO] nd
Other High-throughput regulatory interactions with weak evidence


Alignment and PSSM for ArgR TFBSs    

Position weight matrix (PWM).    
A	19	8	5	3	19	23	3	11	8	5	4	27	6	1	0	28	10	16
C	2	6	5	3	4	3	1	0	2	0	8	0	2	3	28	0	5	0
G	2	8	1	23	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	3	1
T	6	7	18	0	3	2	24	17	19	23	17	1	21	11	1	1	11	12

PWM logo   


 


Evolutionary conservation of regulatory elements    
     Note: Evolutionary conservation of regulatory interactions and promoters is limited to gammaproteobacteria.
TF-target gene evolutionary conservation
Promoter-target gene evolutionary conservation


Evidence    

 [IDA] Inferred from direct assay

 [APPHINH] Assay of protein purified to homogeneity from its native host

 [BPP] Binding of purified proteins

 [GEA] Gene expression analysis

 [HIFS] Human inference of function from sequence

 [IPI] Inferred from physical interaction

 [AIBSCS] Automated inference based on similarity to consensus sequences

 [HIBSCS] Human inference based on similarity to consensus sequences

 [BCE] Binding of cellular extracts

 [SM] Site mutation

 [ICWHO] Inferred computationally without human oversight


Reference(s)    

 [1] Lim DB., Oppenheim JD., Eckhardt T., Maas WK., 1987, Nucleotide sequence of the argR gene of Escherichia coli K-12 and isolation of its product, the arginine repressor., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 84(19):6697-701

 [2] Caldara M., Charlier D., Cunin R., 2006, The arginine regulon of Escherichia coli: whole-system transcriptome analysis discovers new genes and provides an integrated view of arginine regulation., Microbiology 152(Pt 11):3343-54

 [3] Caldara M., Minh PN., Bostoen S., Massant J., Charlier D., 2007, ArgR-dependent Repression of Arginine and Histidine Transport Genes in Escherichia coli K-12., J Mol Biol 373(2):251-67

 [4] Charlier D., Roovers M., Van Vliet F., Boyen A., Cunin R., Nakamura Y., Glansdorff N., Pierard A., 1992, Arginine regulon of Escherichia coli K-12. A study of repressor-operator interactions and of in vitro binding affinities versus in vivo repression., J Mol Biol 226(2):367-86

 [5] Szwajkajzer D., Dai L., Fukayama JW., Abramczyk B., Fairman R., Carey J., 2001, Quantitative analysis of DNA binding by the Escherichia coli arginine repressor., J Mol Biol 312(5):949-62

 [6] Tian G., Lim D., Carey J., Maas WK., 1992, Binding of the arginine repressor of Escherichia coli K12 to its operator sites., J Mol Biol 226(2):387-97

 [7] Van Duyne GD., Ghosh G., Maas WK., Sigler PB., 1996, Structure of the oligomerization and L-arginine binding domain of the arginine repressor of Escherichia coli., J Mol Biol 256(2):377-91

 [8] Makarova KS., Mironov AA., Gelfand MS., 2001, Conservation of the binding site for the arginine repressor in all bacterial lineages., Genome Biol 2(4):RESEARCH0013

 [9] Cunin R., Eckhardt T., Piette J., Boyen A., Pierard A., Glansdorff N., 1983, Molecular basis for modulated regulation of gene expression in the arginine regulon of Escherichia coli K-12., Nucleic Acids Res 11(15):5007-19

 [10] Levitt M., 1992, Accurate modeling of protein conformation by automatic segment matching., J Mol Biol 226(2):507-33

 [11] Tian G., Maas WK., 1994, Mutational analysis of the arginine repressor of Escherichia coli., Mol Microbiol 13(4):599-608

 [12] Krin E., Laurent-Winter C., Bertin PN., Danchin A., Kolb A., 2003, Transcription regulation coupling of the divergent argG and metY promoters in Escherichia coli K-12., J Bacteriol 185(10):3139-46

 [13] Kiupakis AK., Reitzer L., 2002, ArgR-independent induction and ArgR-dependent superinduction of the astCADBE operon in Escherichia coli., J Bacteriol 184(11):2940-50

 [14] Charlier D., Weyens G., Roovers M., Piette J., Bocquet C., Pierard A., Glansdorff N., 1988, Molecular interactions in the control region of the carAB operon encoding Escherichia coli carbamoylphosphate synthetase., J Mol Biol 204(4):867-77

 [15] Wang H., Glansdorff N., Charlier D., 1998, The arginine repressor of Escherichia coli K-12 makes direct contacts to minor and major groove determinants of the operators., J Mol Biol 277(4):805-24

 [16] Cho S., Cho YB., Kang TJ., Kim SC., Palsson B., Cho BK., 2015, The architecture of ArgR-DNA complexes at the genome-scale in Escherichia coli., Nucleic Acids Res 43(6):3079-88

 [17] Paul L., Mishra PK., Blumenthal RM., Matthews RG., 2007, Integration of regulatory signals through involvement of multiple global regulators: control of the Escherichia coli gltBDF operon by Lrp, IHF, Crp, and ArgR., BMC Microbiol 7:2

 [18] Pathania A., Sardesai AA., 2015, Distinct Paths for Basic Amino Acid Export in Escherichia coli: YbjE (LysO) Mediates Export of L-Lysine., J Bacteriol 197(12):2036-47

 [19] Tolner B., Poolman B., Wallace B., Konings WN., 1992, Revised nucleotide sequence of the gltP gene, which encodes the proton-glutamate-aspartate transport protein of Escherichia coli K-12., J Bacteriol 174(7):2391-3

 [20] Wallace B., Yang YJ., Hong JS., Lum D., 1990, Cloning and sequencing of a gene encoding a glutamate and aspartate carrier of Escherichia coli K-12., J Bacteriol 172(6):3214-20

 [21] Stirling CJ., Szatmari G., Stewart G., Smith MC., Sherratt DJ., 1988, The arginine repressor is essential for plasmid-stabilizing site-specific recombination at the ColE1 cer locus., EMBO J 7(13):4389-95


RegulonDB