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Site uspC

• Name: uspC
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1895	MG1655 locus tag
  yecG

  
  
• Mnemonic: universal stress protein
• Left End Point: 42.63
• Right End Point: 42.64
  Products:

  Stress-induced protein,UspC

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  uspC746(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12862
  EcoliWiki	uspC

  
  
• Comment:
  • Induced in stationary phase and by a variety of stresses causing growth arrest of cells.
• References:
  • Gustavsson, N., A. Diez, T. Nystrom 2002. The universal stress protein paralogues of Escherichia coli are co-ordinately regulated and co-operate in the defence against DNA damage. Mol.Microbiol. 43:107-117