Site nrfG
- Name: nrfG
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
aidC b4076 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: nitrite reductase, formate-dependent
- Left End Point: 92.50
- Right End Point: 92.51
- Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
nrfG771(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11950 EcoliWiki nrfG - Comment:
- role in assembly of formate-dependent nitrite reductase. Similar to C-terminal portion of CcmH; not essential for biosyn. of c-like cytochromes.
- References:
- Page, L., L. Griffiths, J.A. Cole 1990. Different physiological roles of two independent pathways for nitrite reduction to ammonia by enteric bacteria. Arch.Microbiol. 154:349-354
- Hussain, H., J. Grove, L. Griffiths, S.J. Busby, J.A. Cole 1994. A seven-gene operon essential for formate-dependent nitrite reduction to ammonia by enteric bacteria. Mol.Microbiol. 12:153-163
- Grove, J., S. Busby, J. Cole 1996. The role of the genes nrf EFG and ccmFH in cytochrome c biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 252:332-341
- Adam, E., M.R. Volkert, M. Blot 1998. Cytochrome c biogenesis is involved in the transposon Tn5-mediated bleomycin resistance and the associated fitness effect in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 28:15-24