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Site spr

• Name: spr
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2175	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: suppressor of prc
• Left End Point: 48.89
• Right End Point: 48.90
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  spr-732(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG14076
  EcoliWiki	spr

  
  
• Comment:
  • suppresses thermosensitivity of prc mutants at low osmolality; in turn suppressed by multicopy expression of PBP 7
• References:
  • Hara, H., N. Abe, M. Nakakouji, Y. Nishimura, K. Horiuchi 1996. Overproduction of penicillin-binding protein 7 suppresses thermosensitive growth defect at low osmolarity due to an spr mutation of Escherichia coli. Microb. Drug Resist. 2:63-72