Site fepD
- Name: fepD
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0590 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: ferrienterobactin permease
- Left End Point: 13.37
- Right End Point: 13.40
- Products:
ferrienterobactin permease, membrane-bound subunit - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes membrane protein NULL - Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fepD728(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10296 EcoliWiki fepD - Comment:
- Ferric enterobactin (enterochelin) uptake. hydrophobic protein with homol. to other iron and B12 transport proteins
- References:
- Ozenberger, B.A., M.S. Nahlik, M.A. McIntosh 1987. Genetic organization of multiple fep genes encoding ferric enterobactin transport functions in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 169:3638-3646
- Shea, C.M., M.A. McIntosh 1991. Nucleotide sequence and genetic organization of the ferric enterobactin transport system: homology to other periplasmic binding protein-dependent systems in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 5:1415-28
- Hunt, M.D., G.S. Pettis, M.A. McIntosh 1994. Promoter and operator determinants for Fur-mediated iron regulation in the bidirectional fepA-fes control region of the Escherichia coli enterobactin gene system. J.Bacteriol. 176:3944-3955