Site caiB
- Name: caiB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0038 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: carnitine inducible
- Left End Point: 0.82
- Right End Point: 0.84
- Products:
carnitine dehydratase, Type III CoA transferase - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
caiB751(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11559 EcoliWiki caiB - Comment:
- References:
- Eichler, K., W.-H. Schunck, H.-P. Kleber, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot 1994. Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression of the Escherichia coli gene encoding carnitine dehydratase. J.Bacteriol. 176:2970-2975
- Buchet, A., K. Eichler, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot 1998. Regulation of the carnitine pathway in Escherichia coli: investigation of the cai-fix divergent promoter region. J.Bacteriol. 180:2599-2608
- Stenmark, P., D. Gurmu, P. Nordlund 2004. Crystal structure of CaiB, a type-III CoA transferase in carnitine metabolism. Biochemistry 43:13996-14003