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Site fecR

• Name: fecR
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4292	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: Ferric citrate
• Left End Point: 97.31
• Right End Point: 97.33
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  regulatory gene	mediates induction by iron

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  fecR759(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10292
  EcoliWiki	fecR

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Van Hove, B., H. Staudenmaier, V. Braun 1990. Novel two-component transmembrane transcription control: regulation of iron dicitrate transport in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 172:6749-6758
  
  
  • Veitinger, S., V. Braun 1992. Localization of the entire fec region at 97.3 minutes on the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. J.Bacteriol. 174:3838-3839