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Site galT
- Name: galT
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0758 MG1655 locus tag galB - Mnemonic: Galactose
- Left End Point: 17.01
- Right End Point: 17.03
- Products:
galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 8 Alleles of This Gene
galT1 galT118 galT12 galT22 galT23 galT27 galT47 galT730(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10366 EcoliWiki galT - Comment:
- demonstrated that group B mutants lacked galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase activity. Selectable phenotype. Loss: streptozotocin resistance.
- References:
- Kurahashi, K. 1957. Enzyme formation in galactose-negative mutants of Escherichia coli. Science 125:114-116
- Kalckar, H.M., K. Kurahashi, E. Jordan 1959. Hereditary defects in galactose metabolism in Escherichia coli mutants. I. Determination of enzyme activities. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 45:1776-1786
- Lederberg, E.M. 1960. Genetic and functional aspects of galactose metabolism in E. coli. Symp.Soc.Gen.Microbiol. 10:115-131
- Lederberg, E.M. 1960. Symp.Soc.Gen.Microbiol. 10:126-0
- Lengeler, J.W. 1980. Characterization of mutants of Escherichia coli K12, selected by resistance to streptozotocin. Mol.Gen.Genet. 179:49-54
- Lemaire, H.G., B. Muller-Hill 1986. Nucleotide sequences of the galE gene and the galT gene of E. coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 14:7705-7711
- Cornwell, T.L., S. Adhya, W.S. Reznikoff, P.A. Frey 1987. The nucleotide sequence of the galT gene of Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 15:8116
- Weichert, M.J., S. Adhya 1993. The galactose regulon of Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 10:245-251