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Site dapA

• Name: dapA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2478	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: Diaminopimelate
• Left End Point: 55.98
• Right End Point: 56.00
  Products:

  dihydrodipicolinate synthase

  DHPS

  
  
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  auxotrophy-amino acid	lysine biosynthesis, DAP

  
  
• Priority: 1
  4 Alleles of This Gene

  dapA1341::[erm pir+]

  dapA15

  dapA16

  dapA791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  NCBI/GenBank	M12844
  EcoGene.org	EG10205
  EcoliWiki	dapA

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Richaud, F., C. Richaud, P. Ratet, J.C. Patte 1986. Chromosomal location and nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli dapA gene. J.Bacteriol. 166:297-300