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Site fimD

• Name: fimD
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4317	MG1655 locus tag
  pil
  pilC

  
  
• Mnemonic: Fimbriae
• Left End Point: 97.92
• Right End Point: 97.98
• Direction: <
• Priority: 1
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  fimD785(del)::kan

  fimD792-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  NCBI/GenBank	X51655
  EcoGene.org	EG10311
  EcoliWiki	fimD

  
  
• Comment:
  • biosynthesis of type 1 fimbriae. export and assembly of type 1 fimbrial outer membrane protein
• References:
  • Klemm, P., B.J. Jorgensen, I. van Die, H. de Ree, H. Bergmans 1985. The fim genes responsible for synthesis of type 1 fimbriae in Escherichia coli, cloning and genetic organization. Mol.Gen.Genet. 199:410-414