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Site hemG
- Name: hemG
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3850 MG1655 locus tag o181? - Mnemonic: Hemin
- Left End Point: 86.91
- Right End Point: 86.92
- Products:
protoporphyrinogen oxidase - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
hemG231 hemG38 - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11485 EcoliWiki hemG - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Loss neomycin resistance.
- References:
- Sasarman, A., P. Chartrand, M. Lavoie, D. Tardif, R. Proschek, C. Lapointe 1979. Mapping of a new hem gene in Escherichia coli K12. J.Gen.Microbiol. 113:297-303
- Sasarman, A, J Letowski, G Czaika, V Ramirez, MA Nead, JM Jacobs, R Morais 1993. Nucleotide sequence of the hemG gene involved in the protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity of Escherichia coli K12. Can. J. Microbiol. 39(12):1155-61.
- Yang, H., H. Inokuchi, J. Adler 1995. Phototaxis away from blue light by an Escherichia coli mutant accumulating protoporphyrin IX. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 92:7332-7336
- Nishimura, K., T. Nakayashiki, H. Inokuchi 1995. Cloning and identification of the hemG gene encoding protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) of Escherichia coli. DNA Res. 2:1-8
- Yang, H., A. Sasarman, H. Inokuchi, J. Adler 1996. Non-iron porphyrins cause tumbling to blue light by an Escherichia coli mutant defective in hemG. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 93:2459-2463