Site gntU
- Name: gntU
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4476 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Gluconate
- Left End Point: 77.02
- Right End Point: 77.05
- Products:
low affinity gluconate transport protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes membrane protein typical membrane-spanning structure - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
gntU767(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12631 EcoliWiki gntU - Comment:
- see also gntT, gluconate transport gene
- References:
- de Rekarte, U.D., M. Cortes, A. Porco, G. Nino, T. Isturiz 1994. Mutations affecting gluconate catabolism in Escherichia coli. Genetic mapping of loci for the low affinity transport and the thermoresistant gluconokinase. J.Basic Microbiol. 34:363-370
- Yamada, M., T. Kawai, H. Izu 1996. Analysis of the Escherichia coli gntT and gntU genes and comparison of the products with their homologues. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 60:1548-1550
- Tong, S., A. Porco, T. Isturiz, T. Conway 1996. Cloning and molecular genetic characterization of the Escherichia coli gntR, gntK, and gntU genes of GntI, the main system for gluconate metabolism. J.Bacteriol. 178:3260-3269
- Izu, H., O. Adachi, M. Yamada 1997. Gene organization and transcriptional regulation of the gntRKU operon involved in gluconate uptake and catabolism of Escherichia coli. J.Mol.Biol. 267:778-793