Site gntK
- Name: gntK
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3437 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Gluconate
- Left End Point: 77.05
- Right End Point: 77.06
- Products:
gluconokinase, thermoresistant - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
gntK768(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12629 EcoliWiki gntK - Comment:
- see second putative gluconate kinase, gntV
- References:
- de Rekarte, U.D., M. Cortes, A. Porco, G. Nino, T. Isturiz 1994. Mutations affecting gluconate catabolism in Escherichia coli. Genetic mapping of loci for the low affinity transport and the thermoresistant gluconokinase. J.Basic Microbiol. 34:363-370
- Tong, S., A. Porco, T. Isturiz, T. Conway 1996. Cloning and molecular genetic characterization of the Escherichia coli gntR, gntK, and gntU genes of GntI, the main system for gluconate metabolism. J.Bacteriol. 178:3260-3269
- Izu, H., O. Adachi, M. Yamada 1997. Gene organization and transcriptional regulation of the gntRKU operon involved in gluconate uptake and catabolism of Escherichia coli. J.Mol.Biol. 267:778-793