Site ubiH
- Name: ubiH
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
acd original observ. of acetald.deHase inhib. b2907 MG1655 locus tag visB Nakahigashi et al. - Mnemonic: Ubiquinone
- Left End Point: 65.75
- Right End Point: 65.78
- Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 3 Alleles of This Gene
ubiH101 ubiH758(del)::kan ubiH795-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11324 EcoliWiki ubiH - Comment:
- Product converts 2-octaprenyl-6-methoxyphenol to 2-octaprenyl-6-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone
- References:
- Miyamoto, K., K. Nakahigashi, K. Nishimura, H. Inokuchi 1991. Isolation and characterization of visible light-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli K12. J.Mol.Biol. 219:393-398
- Nakahigashi, K., K. Miyamoto, K. Nishimura, H. Inokuchi 1992. Isolation and characterization of a light-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 with a mutation in a gene that is required for the biosynthesis of ubiquinone. J.Bacteriol. 174:7352-7359
- Gupta, S., F. Mat-Jan, M. Latifi, D.P. Clark 2000. Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity of the AdhE protein of Escherichia coli is inhibited by intermediates in ubiquinone synthesis. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 182:51-55
- Kouzminova, E.A., E. Rotman, L. Macomber, J. Zhang, A. Kuzminov 2004. RecA-dependent mutants in Escherichia coli reveal strategies to avoid chromosomal fragmentation. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 101:16262-16267