Site pal
- Name: pal
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0741 MG1655 locus tag excC - Mnemonic: peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein
- Left End Point: 16.78
- Right End Point: 16.79
- Products:
essential lipoprotein assoc.with peptidoglycan and TolB - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
pal-790(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10684 EcoliWiki pal - Comment:
- Like TolQ,R,A,B, Pal has role in maintaining the integrity of outer membrane, and facilitates uptake of grp.A colicins
- References:
- Chen, R., U. Henning 1987. Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein of Escherichia coli K12. Eur.J.Biochem. 163:73-77
- Fognini-Lefebvre, N., J.C. Lazzarone, R. Portalier 1987. tolA, tolB and excC, three cistrons involved in the control of pleiotropic release of periplasmic proteins by Escherichia coli K12. Mol.Gen.Genet. 209:391-395
- Lazzaroni, J.C., N. Fognini-Lefebvre, R. Portalier 1989. Cloning of the excC and excD genes involved in the release of periplasmic proteins by Escherichia coli K12. Mol.Gen.Genet. 218:460-464
- Lazzaroni, J.C., R. Portalier 1992. The excC gene of Escherichia coli K-12 required for cell envelope integrity encodes the peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein PAL. Mol.Microbiol. 6:735-742
- Vianney, A., M.M. Muller, T. Clavel, J.C. Lazzaroni, R. Portalier, R.E. Webster 1996. Characterization of the tol-pal region of Escherichia coli K-12: translational control of tolR expression by TolQ and identification of a new open reading frame downs
- Clavel, T, P Germon, A Vianney, R Portalier, JC Lazzaroni 1998. TolB protein of Escherichia coli K-12 interacts with the outer membrane peptidoglycan-associated proteins Pal, Lpp and OmpA. Mol. Microbiol. 29(1):359-67.
- Ray, M.C., P. Germon, A. Vianney, R. Portalier, J.C. Lazzaroni 2000. Identification by genetic suppression of Escherichia coli TolB residues important for TolB-Pal interaction. J.Bacteriol. 182:821-824