Site fruR
- Name: fruR
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0080 MG1655 locus tag cra fruC shl - Mnemonic: Fructose
- Left End Point: 1.90
- Right End Point: 1.92
- Products:
Repressor of fru and other catabolite-activated genes - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 4 Alleles of This Gene
fruR11::Tn10 fruR12::kan fruR786(del)::kan fruR792-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank X55457 EcoGene.org EG10338 EcoliWiki fruR - Comment:
- regulatory gene; originally, named as repressor of fru operon; then given broader designation cra. catabolite repressor and activator. returned to fruR
- References:
- Geerse, R.H., C.R. Ruig, A.R.J. Schuitema, P.W. Postma 1986. Relationship between pseudo-HPr and the PEP: fructose phosphotransferase system in Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 203:435-444
- Kornberg, H.L., C.M. Elvin 1987. Location and function of fruC, a gene involved in the regulation of fructose utilization by Escherichia coli. J.Gen.Microbiol. 133:341-346
- Jahreis, K., P.W. Postma, J.W. Lengeler 1991. Nucleotide sequence of the ilvH-fruR gene region of Escherichia coli K12 and Salmonella typhimurium LT2. Mol.Gen.Genet. 226:332-336
- Saier, M.H. 1996. Cyclic AMP-independent catabolite repression in bacteria. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 138:97-103
- Ramseier, T.M., S.Y. Chien, M.H. Saier 1996. Cooperative interaction between Cra and Fnr in the regulation of the cydAB operon of Escherichia coli. Curr.Microbiol. 33:270-274
- Bledig, S.A., T.M. Ramseier, M.H. Saier 1996. Frur mediates catabolite activation of pyruvate kinase (pykF) gene expression in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 178:280-283