Site exbD
- Name: exbD
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3005 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: export
- Left End Point: 67.87
- Right End Point: 67.88
- Products:
membrane protein required for TonB-dependent energy transduction and TonB stability TonB-ExbB-ExbD cytoplasmic membrane-anchored complex component - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes membrane protein TonB-ExbB-ExbD complex transfers energy to open channels in OMP receptors; couples action of OM tranporters FhuA and BtuB across cytoplasmic membr. - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
exbD778(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10272 EcoliWiki exbD - Comment:
- strong homology to TolR (TonB-ExbB-ExbD homol.to TolA-TolQ-TolR)
- References:
- Eick-Helmerich, K., V. Braun 1989. Import of biopolymers into Escherichia coli: nucleotide sequences of the exbB and exbD genes are homologous to those of the tolQ and tolR genes, respectively. J.Bacteriol. 171:5117-5126
- Fischer, E., K. Gunter, V. Braun 1989. Involvement of ExbB and TonB in transport across the outer membrane of Escherichia coli: phenotypic complementation of exb mutants by overexpressed tonB and physical stabilization of TonB by ExbB. J.Bacteriol. 171
- Braun, V., C. Herrmann 1993. Evolutionary relationship of uptake systems for biopolymers in Escherichia coli: cross-complementation between the TonB-ExbB-ExbD and the TolA-TolQ-TolR proteins. Mol.Microbiol. 8:261-268
- Hennessey, E.S., J.K. Broome-Smith 1994. Two related bacterial membrane proteins, ExbD and TolR, have opposite transmembrane charge dipolarity. [Letter]. Mol.Microbiol. 11:417
- Killmann, H., V. Braun 1994. Energy-dependent receptor activities of Escherichia coli K-12: mutated TonB proteins alter FhuA receptor activities to phages T5, T1, phi80 and to colicin M. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 119:71-76
- Ahmer, B.M., M.G. Thomas, R. Larsen, K. Postle 1995. Characterization of the exbBD operon of Escherichia coli and the role of ExbB and ExbD in TonB function and stability. J.Bacteriol. 177:4742-4747