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Site cspE
- Name: cspE
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0623 MG1655 locus tag gicA Mangoli et al (2001) msmC - Mnemonic: cold shock protein
- Left End Point: 14.15
- Right End Point: 14.16
- Products:
cold-shock protein - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
cspE762(del)::kan cspE795-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12179 EcoliWiki cspE - Comment:
- High copy of cspE, crcA, and crcB promotes or protects chromosome condensation and folding, leads to camphor resistance and mukB- suppression. Knock-out is highly sensitive to UV and gamma radiation.
- References:
- Yamanaka, K., T. Mitani, T. Ogura, H. Niki, S. Hiraga 1994. Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of multicopy suppressors of a mukB mutation in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 13:301-312
- Hu, K.H., E. Liu, K. Dean, M. Gringras, W. DeGraff, N.J. Trun 1996. Overproduction of three genes leads to camphor resistance and chromosome condensation in Escherichia coli. Genetics 143:1521-1532
- Yamanaka, K., L. Fang, M. Inouye 1998. The CspA family in Escherichia coli: multiple gene duplication for stress adaptation. Mol.Microbiol. 27:247-255
- Mangoli, S., V.R. Sanzgiri, S.K. Mahajan 2001. A common regulator of cold and radiation response in Escherichia coli. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 20:23-26