This family consists of several bacterial ThuA-like proteins. ThuA appears to be involved in utilisation of trehalose [1]. The thuA and thuB genes form part of the trehalose/sucrose transport operon thuEFGKAB, which is located on the pSymB megaplasmi ...
This family consists of several bacterial ThuA-like proteins. ThuA appears to be involved in utilisation of trehalose [1]. The thuA and thuB genes form part of the trehalose/sucrose transport operon thuEFGKAB, which is located on the pSymB megaplasmid. The thuA and thuB genes are induced in vitro by trehalose but not by sucrose and the extent of its induction depends on the concentration of trehalose available in the medium [2]. ThuA is involved in the conversion of of disaccharides to their respective 3-keto derivatives [3].