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Site mreC

• Name: mreC
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b3250	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: murein cluster e
• Left End Point: 73.21
• Right End Point: 73.24
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  affects cell division/growth	NULL
  mecillinam resistant	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10609
  EcoliWiki	mreC

  
  
• Comment:
  • mreD overlaps termination codon of mreC by one nucleotide residue.
• References:
  • Wachi, M., M. Doi, Y. Okada, M. Matsuhashi 1989. New mre genes mreC and mreD, responsible for formation of the rod shape of Escherichia coli cells. J.Bacteriol. 171:6511-6516