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Site nikR

• Name: nikR
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b3481	MG1655 locus tag
  yhhG	temporary orf name

  
  
• Mnemonic: nickel
• Left End Point: 77.95
• Right End Point: 77.96
  Products:

  Nickel-responsive regulator of nik operon, DNA-binding protein.

  
  
• Direction: >
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  regulatory gene	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  nikR735(del)::kan

  nikR794-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11519
  EcoliWiki	nikR

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • De Pina, K., V. Desjardin, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot, G. Giordano, L.F. Wu 1999. Isolation and characterization of the nikR gene encoding a nickel-responsive regulator in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 181:670-674
  
  
  • Chivers, P.T., R.T. Sauer 1999. NikR is a ribbon-helix-helix DNA-binding protein. Protein Sci 8:2494-2500