Site galE
- Name: galE
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0759 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Galactose
- Left End Point: 17.03
- Right End Point: 17.06
- Products:
UDPgalactose 4-epimerase; hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 9 Alleles of This Gene
galE15(GalS) galE28(GalS) galE45(GalS) galE537(GalS)::Tn10 galE54(GalS) galE66(GalS) galE740(del)::kan galE9(GalS) galE9999(GalS) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10362 EcoliWiki galE - Comment:
- Selectable Phenotype. Loss: resistance to phages U3, Felix O, P22; 2-deoxygal. resistance(now phage P1 sensitive); ClamR via phage P1 CM clr-100. Also Gal-sensitive Phenotype due to UDPgal accum.
- References:
- Lederberg, E.M. 1960. Genetic and functional aspects of galactose metabolism in E. coli. Symp.Soc.Gen.Microbiol. 10:115-131
- Watson, G., K. Paigen 1971. Isolation and characterization of an Escherichia coli bacteriophage requiring cell wall galactose. J.Virology 8:669-674
- Aiba, H., S. Adhya, B. de Crombrugghe 1981. Evidence for two functional gal promoters in intact Escherichia coli cells. J.Biol.Chem. 256:11905-11910
- Busby, S.J., H. Aiba, B. de Crombrugghe 1982. Mutations in the Escherichia coli operon that define two promoters and the binding site of the cyclic AMP receptor protein. J.Mol.Biol. 154:211-227
- Lemaire, H.G., B. Muller-Hill 1986. Nucleotide sequences of the galE gene and the galT gene of E. coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 14:7705-7711
- Weichert, M.J., S. Adhya 1993. The galactose regulon of Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 10:245-251