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Site symE

• Name: symE
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4347	MG1655 locus tag
  dinL
  sosC
  yjiW	temp.name EcoGene

  
  
• Mnemonic: SOS-induced yjiW,similarity to MazE/symbiotic
• Left End Point: 98.66
• Right End Point: 98.67
  Products:

  SymE toxin, similar to MazE and regulated by SymR RNA antitoxin

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  symE745(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12584
  EcoliWiki	symE

  
  
• Comment:
  • SymE protein is a toxin homologous to the antitoxin MazE(ChpR); SymR may serve antitoxin fctn by repressing SymE synthesis.(Name reserved Aug 2006 12:08:32, G.Storz, pers. commun.)
• References:
  • Kawano, M., L. Aravind, G. Storz 2007. An antisense RNA controls synthesis of an SOS-induced toxin evolved from an antitoxin. Mol.Microbiol. 64:738-754