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Site mvrA

• Name: mvrA
• Type: Gene
• Mnemonic: methyl-viologen-resistance
• Left End Point: 88.60
• Right End Point: 88.62
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoliWiki	mvrA

  
  
• Comment:
  • In 1996, thought to be same sequence as fpr, except for 5 b.p.. Then found to complement mvrA mutation, so re-established as second locus. Not mapped to an ORF
• References:
  • Morimyo, M. 1988. Isolation and characterization of methyl viologen-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 170:2136-2142
  
  
  • Truniger, V., W. Boos, G. Sweet 1992. Molecular analysis of the glpFKX regions of Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri. J.Bacteriol. 174:6981-6991
  
  
  • Rodriguez, R.E., A.R. Krapp, N. Carrillo 1998. The mvrA locus of Escherichia coli does not encode a ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. Microbiology 144:2375-2376