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Site pflA

• Name: pflA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  act	activator
  b0902	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: pyruvate formate-lyase
• Left End Point: 20.47
• Right End Point: 20.48
  Products:

  pyruvate formate lyase I activase

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  pflA726(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10028
  EcoliWiki	pflA

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Rodel, W., W. Plaga, R. Frank, J. Knappe 1988. Primary structures of Escherichia coli pyruvate formate-lyase and pyruvate-formate-lyase-activating enzyme deduced from the DNA nucleotide sequences. Eur.J.Biochem. 177:153-158
  
  
  • Drapal, N., G. Sawers 1995. Promoter 7 of the Escherichia coli pfl operon is a major determinant in the anaerobic regulation of expression by ArcA. J.Bacteriol. 177:5338-5341