Site citB
- Name: citB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0620 MG1655 locus tag criR dpiA Ingmer et al. for destabilizer of plasmid inheritance - Mnemonic: Citrate
- Left End Point: 14.08
- Right End Point: 14.09
- Products:
sensor protein of 2-component system regulatin cit operon, appY cognate to DpiB HPK - Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene 2-component system, sensor protein - Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
citB758(del)::kan citB791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG13544 EcoliWiki citB - Comment:
- Two component system sensor protein regulating citC-T operon. also represses appY. Mutation results in appearance of citrate, orig.described as cryptic gene of citrate transport syst.Plasmid destabil.
- References:
- Hall, B.G. 1982. Chromosomal mutation for citrate utilization by Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 151:269-273
- Ingmer, H., C.A. Miller, S.N. Cohen 1998. Destabilized inheritance of pSC101 and other Escherichia coli plasmids by DpiA, a novel two-component system regulator. Mol.Microbiol. 29:49-59