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Site tesA
- Name: tesA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
apeA b0494 MG1655 locus tag pldC lysophospholipase activity - Mnemonic: thioesterase
- Left End Point: 11.17
- Right End Point: 11.19
- Products:
thioesterase I - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
tesA777(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11542 EcoliWiki tesA - Comment:
- exported to periplasm. Neither overproduction or null mutation or tesA- tesB- double mut. gave growth phenotype
- References:
- Cho, H., J.E. Cronan 1993. Escherichia coli thioesterase I, molecular cloning and sequencing of the structural gene and identification as a periplasmic enzyme. J.Biol.Chem. 268:9238-9245
- Ichihara, S., Y. Matsubara, C. Kato, K. Akasaka, S. Mizushima 1993. Molecular cloning, sequencing and mapping of the gene encoding protease I and characterization of proteinase and proteinase-defective Escherichia coli mutants. J.Bacteriol. 175:1032-10
- Cho, H. 1994. "Protease I" of Escherichia coli functions as a thioesterase in vivo. J.Bacteriol. 176:1793-1795
- Karasawa, K., K. Yokoyama, M. Setaka, S. Nojima 1999. The Escherichia coli pldC gene encoding lysophospholipase L(1) is identical to the apeA and tesA genes encoding protease I and thioesterase I, respectively. J.Biochem.(Tokyo) 126:445-448