Site fecI
- Name: fecI
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4293 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Ferric citrate
- Left End Point: 97.33
- Right End Point: 97.34
- Products:
transcription factor (sigma 70-type) responsive to extracytoplasmic ferric citrate - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene mediates induction by iron transcription factor gene activates fecABCDE (transport) genes encodes NA-binding protein FecI binds fecA promoter - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fecI760(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10291 EcoliWiki fecI - Comment:
- References:
- Van Hove, B., H. Staudenmaier, V. Braun 1990. Novel two-component transmembrane transcription control: regulation of iron dicitrate transport in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 172:6749-6758
- Enz, S., V. Braun, J.H. Crosa 1995. Transcription of the region encoding the ferric dicitrate-transport system in Escherichia coli: similarity between promoters for fecA and for extracytoplasmic function sigma factors. Gene 163:13-0
- Angerer, A., S. Enz, M. Ochs, V. Braun 1995. Transcriptional regulation of ferric citrate transport in Escherichia coli K-12. Fecl belongs to a new subfamily of sigma 70-type factors that respond to extracytoplasmic stimuli. Mol.Microbiol. 18:163-174