Site sfsA
- Name: sfsA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0146 MG1655 locus tag sfs1 - Mnemonic: sugar fermentation stimulation
- Left End Point: 3.47
- Right End Point: 3.48
- Products:
maltose fermentation in MK2001 - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene for maltose metabolism, putatively - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
sfsA762(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10949 EcoliWiki sfsA - Comment:
- Overexpression results in 10-fold increase of amylomaltase
- References:
- Kawamukai, M., R. Utsumi, K. Takeda, A. Higashi, H. Matsuda, Y.L. Choi, T. Komano 1991. Nucleotide sequence and characterization of the sfs1 gene: sfs1 is involved in CRP*-dependent mal gene expression in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 173:2644-2648
- Takeda, K., C. Akimoto, M. Kawamukai 2001. Effects of the Escherichia coli sfsA gene on mal genes expression and a DNA binding activity of SfsA. Biosci.Biotechnol.Biochem. 65:213-217