Site recT
- Name: recT
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1349 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Recombination
- Left End Point: 30.44
- Right End Point: 30.45
- Products:
RecT strand exchange protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment codon overlap 3' of recE and 5' of recT overlap member of rac prophage genes - Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
recT3061::Tn10 recT786(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11899 EcoliWiki recT - Comment:
- annealing protein. Rac-prophage products induced by sbcA mutation. in complex, catalyzes strand exchange.
- References:
- Hall, S.D., M.F. Kane, R.D. Kolodner 1993. Identification and characterization of the Escherichia coli RecT protein, a protein encoded by the recE region that promotes renaturation of homologous single-stranded DNA. J.Bacteriol. 175:277-287
- Clark, A.J., V. Sharma, S. Brenowitz, C.C. Chu, S.J. Sandler, L.H. Satin, A. Templin, I. Berger, A. Cohen 1993. Genetic and molecular analyses of the C-terminal region of the recE gene from the Rac prophage of Escherichia coli K-12 reveal the recT gene
- Kusano, K., N. Takahashi, H. Yoshikura, I. Kobayashi 1994. Involvement of RecE exonuclease and RecT annealing protein in DNA double-strand break repair by homologous recombination. Gene 138:17-25
- Kolodner, R.D., S.D. Hall, C. Luisi-DeLuca 1994. Homologous pairing proteins encoded by the Escherichia coli recE and recT genes. Mol.Microbiol. 11:23-30