Site caiF
- Name: caiF
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0034 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: carnitine inducible
- Left End Point: 0.74
- Right End Point: 0.75
- Products:
regulatory protein for cai - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene activator for transcr. of cai genes, when interacting with carnitine - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
caiF747(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG13451 EcoliWiki caiF - Comment:
- References:
- Eichler, K., A. Buchet, R. Lemke, H.P. Kleber, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot 1996. Identification and characterization of the caiF gene encoding a potential transcriptional activator of carnitine metabolism in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 178:1248-1257
- Buchet, A., K. Eichler, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot 1998. Regulation of the carnitine pathway in Escherichia coli: investigation of the cai-fix divergent promoter region. J.Bacteriol. 180:2599-2608