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Site proP
- Name: proP
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4111 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Proline
- Left End Point: 93.29
- Right End Point: 93.33
- Products:
proline permease, minor - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
proP737(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11612 EcoliWiki proP - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Loss, in putP-, A-: dehydroproline resistance. Primary role, with ProU, primary transport of osmoregulator carnitine
- References:
- Menzel, R., J.R. Roth 1980. Identification and mapping of a second proline permease in Salmonella typhimurium. J.Bacteriol. 141:1064-1070
- Stalmach, M.E., S.R. Grothe, J.M. Wood 1983. Two proline porters in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 156:481-486
- Gowrishankar, J. 1985. Identification of osmoresponsive genes in Escherichia coli: evidence for participation of potassium and proline transport systems in osmoregulation. J.Bacteriol. 164:434-445
- May, G., E. Faatz, M. Villarejo, E. Bremer 1986. Binding protein dependent transport of glycine betaine and its osmotic regulation in Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 205:225-233
- Gowrishankar, J. 1986. proP-mediated proline transport also plays a role in Escherichia coli osmoregulation. J.Bacteriol. 166:331-333
- Culham, D.E., B. Lasby, A.G. Marangoni, J.L. Milner, B.A. Steer, R.W. van Nues, J.M. Wood 1993. Isolation and sequencing of Escherichia coli gene proP reveals unusual structural features of the osmoregulatory proline/betaine transporter, ProP. J.Mol.Bi
- Xu, J., R.C. Johnson 1995. Fis activates the RpoS-dependent stationary-phase expression of proP in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 177:5222-5231
- Randall, K., M. Lever, B.A. Peddie, S.T. Chambers 1995. Competitive accumulation of betaines by Escherichia coli K-12 and derivative strains lacking betaine porters. Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1245:116-0
- Mellies, J., A. Wise, M. Villarejo 1995. Two different Escherichia coli proP promoters respond to osmotic and growth phase signals. J.Bacteriol. 177:144-151
- Verheul, A., J.A. Wouters, F.M. Rombouts, T. Abee 1998. A possible role of ProP, ProU and CaiT in osmoprotection of Escherichia coli by carnitine. J Appl Microbiol 85:1036-1046