Site cdd
- Name: cdd
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2143 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: deoxycytidine deaminase
- Left End Point: 48.07
- Right End Point: 48.09
- Products:
deoxycytidine deaminase - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 6 Alleles of This Gene
cdd-1 cdd-5 cdd-50 cdd-6 cdd-7 cdd-770(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10137 EcoliWiki cdd - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Loss: 5-fluorodeoxycytidine resistance; 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine resistance (now unable to grow on cytidine).
- References:
- Doskocil, J., F. Sorm 1970. The mode of action of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine in Escherichia coli. J.Biochem.(Tokyo) 13:180-187
- O'Donovan, G.A., G. Edlin, J.A. Fuchs, J. Neuhard, K. Thomassen 1971. Deoxycytidine triphosphate deaminase: characterization of an Escherichia coli mutant deficient in the enzyme. J.Bacteriol. 105:666-672
- Tabor, H., E.W. Hafner, C.W. Tabor 1980. Construction of an Escherichia coli strain unable to synthesize putrescine, spermidine, or cadaverine: characterization of two genes controlling lysine decarboxylase. J.Bacteriol. 144:952-956
- Josephsen, J., K. Hammer-Jespersen 1981. Fusion of the lac genes to the promoter for the cytidine deaminase gene of Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 182:154-158
- Boos, W., I. Steinacher, D. Engelhardt-Altendorf 1981. Mapping of the mglB, the structural gene of the galactose-binding protein of Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 184:508-518
- Josephsen, J., K. Hammer-Jespersen, T.D. Hansen 1983. Mapping of the gene for cytidine deaminase (cdd) in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 154:72-75
- Middendorf, A., H.P. Schweizer, J. Vreemann, W. Boos 1984. Mapping the markers in the his-gyrA region of Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 197:175-181
- Yang, C., D. Carlow, R. Wolfenden, S.A. Short 1992. Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli cytidine deaminase (cdd) gene. Biochemistry 31:4168-4174
- Estevenon, A.M., J. Kooistra, N. Sicard 1995. An Escherichia coli strain deficient for both exonuclease V and deoxycytidine triphosphate deaminase shows enhanced sensitivity to ionizing radiation. Mol.Gen.Genet. 246:514-518