Site rbsA
- Name: rbsA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3749 MG1655 locus tag rbsP rbsT - Mnemonic: Ribose
- Left End Point: 84.74
- Right End Point: 84.78
- Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment transport gene NULL - Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
rbsA778(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10814 EcoliWiki rbsA - Comment:
- D-ribose high-affinity transport system; (may have chemotaxis function)
- References:
- Lopilato, J., J.L. Garwin, S.D. Emr, T.J. Silhavy, J.R. Beckwith 1984. D-Ribose metabolism in Escherichia coli K-12: genetics, regulation, and transport. J.Bacteriol. 158:665-673
- Iida, A., S. Harayama, T. Iino, G.L. Hazelbauer 1984. Molecular cloning and characterization of genes required for ribose transport and utilization in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 158:674-682
- Bell, A.W., S.D. Buckel, J.M. Groarke, J.N. Hope, D.H. Kingsley, A. Hermodsen 1986. The nucleotide sequences of the rbsD, rbsA and rbsC genes of Escherichia coli K12. J.Biol.Chem. 261:7652-7658
- Barroga, C.F., H. Zhang, N. Wajih, J.H. Bouyer, M.A. Hermodson 1996. The proteins encoded by the rbs operon of Escherichia coli: I. Overproduction, purification, characterization, and functional analysis of RbsA. Protein Sci. 5:1093-1099