Site uup
- Name: uup
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0949 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: UV up
- Left End Point: 21.75
- Right End Point: 21.79
- Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 3 Alleles of This Gene
uup-351::Tn10 uup-765(del)::kan uup-791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG13134 EcoliWiki uup - Comment:
- Precise excision of insertion elements
- References:
- Hopkins, J.D., M. Clements, M. Syvanen 1983. New class of mutations in Escherichia coli (uup) that affect precise excision of insertion elements and bacteriophage Mu growth. J.Bacteriol. 153:384-389
- Reddy, M., J. Gowrishankar 1997. Identification and characterization of ssb and uup mutants with increased frequency of precise excision of transposon Tn10 derivatives: nucleotide sequence of uup in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 179:2892-2899
- Reddy, M., J. Gowrishankar 2000. Characterization of the uup locus and its role in transposon excisions and tandem repeat deletions in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 182:1978-1986