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Site fmt
- Name: fmt
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3288 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: f-Met-tRNA--formyltransferase
- Left End Point: 73.97
- Right End Point: 74.00
- Products:
methionyl-tRNA(fmet) formyltransferase - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fmt-791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11268 EcoliWiki fmt - Comment:
- References:
- Guillon, J.M., Y. Mechulam, J.M. Schmitter, S. Blanquet, G. Fayat 1992. Disruption of the gene for Met-tRNA(fMet) formyltransferase severely impairs growth of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 174:4294-4301
- Guillon, J.M., Y. Mechulam, S. Blanquet, G. Fayat 1993. Importance of formylability and anticodon stem sequence to give a tRNA^Met an initiator identity in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 175:4507-4514
- Meinnel, T., J.M. Guillon, Y. Mechulam, S. Blanquet 1993. The Escherichia coli fmt gene, encoding methionyl-tRNA(fMet) formyltransferase, escapes metabolic control. J.Bacteriol. 175:993-1000
- Mazel, D., S. Pochet, P. Marliere 1994. Genetic characterization of polypeptide deformylase, a distinctive enzyme of eubacterial translation. EMBO J. 13:914-923
- Mangroo, D., X.Q. Wu, U.L. RajBhandary 1995. Escherichia coli initiator tRNA: structure-function relationships and interactions with the translational machinery. Biochem.Cell Biol. 73:1023-1031
- Ramesh, V., S. Gite, Y. Li, U.L. RajBhandary 1997. Suppressor mutations in Escherichia coli methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase: role of a 16-amino acid insertion module in initiator tRNA recognition. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 94:13524-13529