Site leuA
- Name: leuA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0074 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Leucine
- Left End Point: 1.77
- Right End Point: 1.80
- Products:
alpha-isopropylmalate synthase - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment auxotrophy-amino acid NULL - Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
leuA371 leuA781(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank J01642 EcoGene.org EG11226 EcoliWiki leuA - Comment:
- References:
- Davis, M.G., J.M. Calvo 1977. Isolation and characterization of lambda pleu bacteriophages. J.Bacteriol. 129:1078-1090
- Wessler, S.R., J.M. Calvo 1981. Control of leu operon expression in Escherichia coli by a transcription attenuation mechanism. J.Mol.Biol. 149:579-597
- Gemmill, R.M., J.W. Jones, G.W. Haughn, J.M. Calvo 1983. Transcription initiation sites of the leucine operons of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli. J.Mol.Biol. 170:39-59
- Bartkus, J.M., B. Tyler, J.M. Calvo 1991. Transcription attenuation-mediated control of leu operon expression: influence of the number of Leu control codons. J.Bacteriol. 173:1634-1641