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Site rcsA
- Name: rcsA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1951 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: regulation capsule (colanic acid) synthesis
- Left End Point: 43.59
- Right End Point: 43.60
- Products:
Rcs regulator proteins (2) of cps genes - Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene positive regulation of colanic acid biosynthesis - Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
rcsA726(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank M58003 EcoGene.org EG10820 EcoliWiki rcsA - Comment:
- Positive regulatory gene for capsule synthesis. Two regulatory proteins from same gene (Dierksen and Trempy
- References:
- Gottesman, S., P. Trisler, A.S. Torres-Cabassa 1985. Regulation of capsular polysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12: characterization of three regulatory genes. J.Bacteriol. 162:1111-1119
- Torres-Cabassa, A.S., S. Gottesman 1987. Capsule synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12 is regulated by proteolysis. J.Bacteriol. 169:981-989
- Stout, V., A.S. Torres-Cabassa, M.R. Maurizi, D. Gutnick, S. Gottesman 1991. RcsA, an unstable positive regulator of capsular polysaccharide synthesis. J.Bacteriol. 173:1738-1747
- Sledjeski, D.D., S. Gottesman 1996. Osmotic shock induction of capsule synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 178:1204-1206
- Dierksen, K.P., J.E. Trempy 1996. Identification of a second RcsA protein, a positive regulator of colanic acid capsular polysaccharide genes, in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 178:5053-5056
- Stout, V. 1996. Identification of the promoter region for the colanic acid polysaccharide biosynthetic genes in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 178:4273-4280
- Wehland, M., F. Bernhard 2000. The RcsAB box.Characterization of a new operator essential for the regulation of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis in enteric bacteria. J.Biol.Chem. 275:7013-7020