A number of bacterial genes are involved in bioconversion of pimelate into dethiobiotin [1]. BioY is a component of the BioMNY transport system involved in biotin uptake in prokaryotes [3].

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2: Conservation of the biotin regulon and the BirA regulatory signal in Eubacteria and Archaea. Rodionov DA, Mironov AA, Gelfand MS; Genome Res. 2002;12:1507-1516. PMID:12368242

3: Biotin uptake in prokaryotes by solute transporters with an optional ATP-binding cassette-containing module. Hebbeln P, Rodionov DA, Alfandega A, Eitinger T; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007;104:2909-2914. PMID:17301237