Site envZ
- Name: envZ
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3404 MG1655 locus tag ompB perA tpo - Mnemonic: Envelope
- Left End Point: 76.14
- Right End Point: 76.17
- Products:
inner membrane osmosensor protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes membrane protein NULL 2-compon.signal transd.gene EnvZ-OmpR pair - Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
envZ22 envZ738(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10269 EcoliWiki envZ - Comment:
- production of outer membrane proteins; regulatory gene. Selectable phenotype. Phage Lam, phage TP1 resistance; colicin L tolerance.
- References:
- Wanner, B.L., A. Sarthy, J.R. Beckwith 1979. Escherichia coli pleiotropic mutant that reduces amounts of several periplasmic and outer membrane proteins. J.Bacteriol. 140:229-239
- Wandersman, C., F. Moreno, M. Schwartz 1980. Pleiotropic mutations rendering Escherichia coli K-12 resistant to bacteriophage TP1. J.Bacteriol. 143:1374-1383
- Hall, M.N., T.J. Silhavy 1981. The ompB locus and the regulation of the major outer membrane porin proteins of Escherichia coli K12. J.Mol.Biol. 146:23-43
- Lundrigan, M.D., C.F. Earhart 1981. Reduction in three iron-regulated outer membrane proteins and protein a by the Escherichia coli K-12 perA mutation. J.Bacteriol. 146:804-807
- Hall, M.N., T.J. Silhavy 1981. Genetic analysis of the ompB locus in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Mol.Biol. 151:1-15
- Cavard, D., J.M. Pages, A. Lazdunski 1982. A protease as a possible sensor of environmental conditions in E. coli outer membrane. Mol.Gen.Genet. 188:508-512
- Wurtzel, E., M.-Y. Chou, M. Inouye 1982. Osmoregulation of gene expression. I. DNA sequence of the ompR gene of the ompB operon of Escherichia coli and characterization of its gene product. J.Biol.Chem. 257:13685-13691
- Mizuno, T., E. Wurtzel, M. Inouye 1982. Osmoregulation of gene expression. II. DNA sequence of the envZ gene of the ompB operon of Escherichia coli and characterization of its gene product. J.Biol.Chem. 257:13692-13698
- Mizuno, T., E. Wurtzel, M. Inouye 1982. Cloning of the regulatory genes (ompR and envZ) for the matrix proteins of the Escherichia coli outer membrane. J.Bacteriol. 150:1462-1466
- Rupprecht, K.R., A.W. Gordon, M.D. Lundrigan, R.C. Gayda, A. Markovitz, C.F. Earhart 1983. ompT: Escherichia coli K-12 structural gene for protein a (3b). J.Bacteriol. 153:1104-1106
- Garrett, S., R.K. Taylor, T.J. Silhavy 1983. Isolation and characterization of chain-terminating nonsense mutations in a porin regulator gene, envZ. J.Bacteriol. 156:62-69
- Garrett, S., R.K. Taylor, T.J. Silhavy, M.L. Berman 1985. Isolation and characterization of DE ompB strains of Escherichia coli by a general method based on gene fusions. J.Bacteriol. 162:840-844
- Comeau, D.E., K. Ikenaka, K. Tsung, M. Inoue 1985. Primary characterization of the protein products of the Escherichia coli ompB locus: structure and regulation of synthesis of the OmpR and EnvZ proteins. J.Bacteriol. 164:578-584
- Mizuno, T., S. Mizushima 1987. Isolation and characterization of deletion mutants of ompR and envZ, regulatory genes for expression of the outer membrane proteins OmpC and OmpF in Escherichia coli. J.Biochem.(Tokyo) 101:387-396
- Waukau, J., S. Forst 1992. Molecular analysis of the signaling pathway between EnvZ and OmpR in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 174:1522-1527
- Park, H., M. Inouye 1997. Mutational analysis of the linker region of EnvZ, an osmosensor in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 179:4382-4390