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Site nrfE
- Name: nrfE
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4074 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: nitrite reductase, formate-dependent
- Left End Point: 92.45
- Right End Point: 92.49
- Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
nrfE769(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11948 EcoliWiki nrfE - Comment:
- role in assembly of formate-dependent nitrite reductase. Similarity with CcmF. Not essential for cytochrome c biosynthesis.
- References:
- Darwin, A., P. Tormay, L. Page, L. Griffiths, J.A. Cole 1993. Identification of the formate dehydrogenases and genetic determinants of formate-dependent nitrite reduction by Escherichia coli K12. J.Gen.Microbiol. 139:1829-1840
- Hussain, H., J. Grove, L. Griffiths, S.J. Busby, J.A. Cole 1994. A seven-gene operon essential for formate-dependent nitrite reduction to ammonia by enteric bacteria. Mol.Microbiol. 12:153-163
- Grove, J., S. Busby, J. Cole 1996. The role of the genes nrf EFG and ccmFH in cytochrome c biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 252:332-341