Site lacA
- Name: lacA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0342 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Lactose
- Left End Point: 7.77
- Right End Point: 7.78
- Products:
galactoside acetyltransferase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
lacA783(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10524 EcoliWiki lacA - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Duplication: growth in lactose-limited chemostat. Mutation cited in Gene Product ref. Lewendon et al.
- References:
- Horiuchi, T., S. Horiuchi, A. Novick 1963. The genetic basis of hyper-synthesis of beta-galactoside. Genetics 48:157-169
- Hediger, M.A., D.F. Johnson, D.P. Nierlich, I. Zabin 1985. DNA sequence of the lactose operon: the lacA gene and the transcriptional termination region. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 82:6414-6418