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Site stpA
- Name: stpA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2669 MG1655 locus tag hnsB ecoseq7 - Mnemonic: suppressor of td phenotype?
- Left End Point: 60.27
- Right End Point: 60.28
- Products:
H-NS-like nucleoid DNA-binding protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene represses and activate a subset of H-NS-regulated genes encodes NA-binding protein NULL encodes chaperone molecule NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
stpA750(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11554 EcoliWiki stpA - Comment:
- hns-like; lrp regulon
- References:
- Zhang, A., M. Belfort 1992. Nucleotide sequence of a newly-identified Escherichia coli gene, stpA, encoding an H-NS-like protein. Nucleic Acids Res. 20:6735
- Shi, X., G. Bennett 1994. Plasmids bearing hfq and the hns-like gene stpA complement hns mutants in modulating arginine decarboxylase gene expression in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 176:6769-6775
- Zhang, A., V. Derbyshire, J.L. Salvo, M. Belfort 1995. Escherichia coli protein StpA stimulates self-splicing by promoting RNA assembly in vitro. RNA 1:783-793
- Sonden, B., B.E. Uhlin 1996. Coordinated and differential expression of histone-like proteins in Escherichia coli: regulation and function of the H-NS analog StpA. EMBO J. 15:4970-4980
- Zhang, A., S. Rimsky, M.E. Reaban, H. Buc, M. Belfort 1996. Escherichia coli protein analogs StpA and H-NS: regulatory loops, similar and disparate effects on nucleic acid dynamics. EMBO J. 15:1340-1349
- Free, A., C.J. Dorman 1997. The Escherichia coli stpA gene is transiently expressed during growth in rich medium and is induced in minimal medium and by stress conditions. J.Bacteriol. 179:909-918
- Free, A., R.M. Williams, C.J. Dorman 1998. The StpA protein functions as a molecular adapter to mediate repression of the bgl operon by truncated H-NS in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 180:994-997