Site chbR
- Name: chbR
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1735 MG1655 locus tag celD Keyhani et al. - Mnemonic: chitobiose
- Left End Point: 39.16
- Right End Point: 39.18
- Products:
Chb-regulatory protein - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
chbR734(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10143 EcoliWiki chbR - Comment:
- Negative regulatory protein
- References:
- Kricker, M., B.G. Hall 1984. Directed evolution of cellobiose utilization in Escherichia coli K12. Mol.Biol.Evol. 1:171-182
- Kricker, M., B.G. Hall 1987. Biochemical genetics of the cryptic gene system for cellobiose utilization in Escherichia coli K12. Genetics 115:419-429
- Parker, L.L., B.G. Hall 1990. Characterization and nucleotide sequence of the cryptic cel operon of E. coli K12. Genetics 124:455-471
- Keyhani, N.O., S. Roseman 1997. Wild-type Escherichia coli grows on the chitin disaccharide, N,N'-diacetylchitobiose, by expressing the cel operon. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 94:14367-14371
- Kachroo, AH, AK Kancherla, NS Singh, U Varshney, S Mahadevan 2007. Mutations that alter the regulation of the chb operon of Escherichia coli allow utilization of cellobiose. Mol. Microbiol. 66(6):1382-95.