Site dctA
- Name: dctA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3528 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: dicarboxylic acid transport,C4 aa
- Left End Point: 79.32
- Right End Point: 79.35
- Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 4 Alleles of This Gene
dctA2 dctA4 dctA5 dctA783(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG20044 EcoliWiki dctA - Comment:
- Selectable Pheno. Loss: 3-fluoromalate resistance; D-tartrate resistance.
- References:
- Kay, W.W., H.L. Kornberg 1969. Genetic control of the uptake of C4-dicarboxylic acids by Escherichia coli. FEBS Lett. 3:93-96
- Lo, T.C.Y., B.D. Sanwal 1975. Genetic analysis of mutants of Escherichia coli defective in dicarboxylate transport. Mol.Gen.Genet. 140:303-307
- Schellenberg, G.D., C.E. Furlong 1977. Resolution of the multiplicity of the glutamate and aspartate transport systems of Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 252:9055-9064
- Baker, K.E., K.P. Ditullio, J. Neuhard, R.A. Kelln 1996. Utilization of orotate as a pyrimidine source by Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli requires the dicarboxylate transport protein encoded by dctA. J.Bacteriol. 178:7099-7105