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Site trmU
- Name: trmU
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
asuE antisuppressor b1133 MG1655 locus tag mnmA ycfC Blattner et al. seq. - Mnemonic: tRNA methyltransferase
- Left End Point: 25.69
- Right End Point: 25.72
- Products:
tRNA-modifying enzyme; 2-thiouridine synthesis - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
trmU721(del)::kan trmU793-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11344 EcoliWiki trmU - Comment:
- Because of the conflict between asu for asparagine utilization and asuA-F for antisuppressors, Soll et al. have agreed to use trmU for name of this locus
- References:
- Sullivan, M.A., J.F. Cannon, F.H. Webb, A. Bock 1985. Antisuppressor mutation in Escherichia coli defective in biosynthesis of 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine. J.Bacteriol. 161:368-376
- Rogers, K.C., A.T. Crescenzo, D. Soll 1995. Aminoacylation of transfer RNAs with 2-thiouridine derivatives in the wobble position of the anticodon. Biochimie 77:66-74
- Green, S.M., T. Malik, I.G. Giles, W.T. Drabble 1996. The purB gene of Escherichia coli K-12 is located in an operon. Microbiology 142:3219-3230