Site pspA
- Name: pspA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1304 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: phage shock protein
- Left End Point: 29.45
- Right End Point: 29.46
- Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene negative regulation by PspA and sigma 54 heat shock regulon NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
pspA740(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10776 EcoliWiki pspA - Comment:
- negative regulatory gene for stress-induced sigma-54 dependent phage-shock-protein operon
- References:
- Brissette, J.L., M. Russel, L. Weiner, P. Model 1990. Phage shock protein, a stress protein of Escherichia coli. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 87:862-866
- Weiner, L., J.L. Brissette, P. Model 1991. Stress-induced expression of the Escherichia coli phage shock protein operon is dependent on sigma 54 and modulated by positive and negative feedback mechanisms. Genes Dev. 5:1912-1923
- Brissette, J.L., L. Weiner, T.L. Ripmaster, P. Model 1991. Characterization and sequence of the Escherichia coli stress-induced psp operon. J.Mol.Biol. 220:35-48
- Kleerebezem, M., J. Tommassen 1993. Expression of the pspA gene stimulates efficient protein export in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 7:947-956
- Weiner, L., P. Model 1994. Role of an Escherichia coli stress-response operon in stationary-phase survival. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 91:2191-2195
- Bergler, H., D. Abraham, H. Aschauer, F. Turnowsky 1994. Inhibition of lipid biosynthesis induces the expression of the pspA gene. Microbiology 140:1937-1944
- Kleerebezem, M., W. Crielaard, J. Tommassen 1996. Involvement of stress protein PspA (phage shock protein A) of Escherichia coli in maintenance of the protonmotive force under stress conditions. EMBO J. 15:162-171
- Model, P., G. Jovanovic, J. Dworkin 1997. The Escherichia coli phage-shock-protein (psp) operon. Mol.Microbiol. 24:255-261
- Kobayashi, H., M. Yamamoto, R. Aono 1998. Appearance of a stress-response protein, phage-shock protein A, in Escherichia coli exposed to hydrophobic organic solvents. Microbiology 144:353-359