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Site amiB

• Name: amiB
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4169	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: amidase
• Left End Point: 94.71
• Right End Point: 94.74
  Products:

  cell-wall amidase

  cell wall hydrolase

  N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase?

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  amiB790(del)::kan

  amiB791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11363
  EcoliWiki	amiB

  
  
• Comment:
  • overexpression causes cell lysis, hypersensitivity to osmotic shock and temporary autolysis by low levels of anitibiotics. May be involved in cell-wall hydrolysis, septation or recycling.
• References:
  • Tsui, H.C., G. Zhao, G. Feng, H.C. Leung, M.E. Winkler 1994. The mutL repair gene of Escherichia coli K-12 forms a superoperon with a gene encoding a new cell-wall amidase. Mol.Microbiol. 11:189-202
  
  
  • Tsui, H.C., H.C. Leung, M.E. Winkler 1994. Characterization of broadly pleiotropic phenotypes caused by an hfq insertion mutation in Escherichia coli K-12. Mol.Microbiol. 13:35-49