Site fepC
- Name: fepC
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0588 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: ferrienterobactin permease
- Left End Point: 13.33
- Right End Point: 13.35
- Products:
cytoplasmic memb.component ferrienterobactin transport - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes membrane protein cytoplasmic membrane component - Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fepC726(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10295 EcoliWiki fepC - Comment:
- Ferric enterobactin (enterochelin) uptake;
- References:
- Pierce, J.R., C.F. Earhart 1986. Escherichia coli K-12 envelope proteins specifically required for ferrienterobactin uptake. J.Bacteriol. 166:930-936
- Ozenberger, B.A., M.S. Nahlik, M.A. McIntosh 1987. Genetic organization of multiple fep genes encoding ferric enterobactin transport functions in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 169:3638-3646
- Ozenberger, B.A., T.J. Brickman, M.A. McIntosh 1989. Nucleotide sequence of Escherichia coli isochorismate synthetase gene entC and evolutionary relationship of isochorismate synthetase and other chorismate-utilizing enzymes. J.Bacteriol. 171:775-783
- Shea, C.M., M.A. McIntosh 1991. Nucleotide sequence and genetic organization of the ferric enterobactin transport system: homology to other periplasmic binding protein-dependent systems in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 5:1415-28