Site fes
- Name: fes
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0585 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Iron
- Left End Point: 13.19
- Right End Point: 13.22
- Products:
enterochelin esterase enterobactin esterase - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fes-722(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10299 EcoliWiki fes - Comment:
- References:
- Laird, A.J., I.G. Young 1980. Tn5 mutagenesis of the enterochelin gene cluster of Escherichia coli. Gene 11:359-366
- Laird, A.J., D.W. Ribbons, G.C. Woodrow, I.G. Young 1980. Bacteriophage Mu-mediated gene transposition and in vitro cloning of the enterochelin gene cluster of Escherichia coli. Gene 11:347-357
- Coderre, P., C.F. Earhart 1984. Characterization of a plasmid carrying the Escherichia coli K-12 entD, fepA, fes and entF genes. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 25:111-116
- Fleming, T.P., M.S. Nahlik, J.B. Neilands, M.A. McIntosh 1985. Physical and genetic characterization of cloned enterobactin genomic sequences from Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 34:47-54
- Pettis, G.S., M.A. McIntosh 1987. Molecular characterization of the Escherichia coli enterobactin cistron entF and coupled expression of entF and the fes gene. J.Bacteriol. 169:4154-4162
- Pettis, G.S., R.J. Brickman, M.A. McIntosh 1988. Transcriptional mapping and nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli fepA-fes enterobaactin region. Identification of a unique iron-regulated bidirectional promoter. J.Biol.Chem. 263:18857-18863
- Hunt, M.D., G.S. Pettis, M.A. McIntosh 1994. Promoter and operator determinants for Fur-mediated iron regulation in the bidirectional fepA-fes control region of the Escherichia coli enterobactin gene system. J.Bacteriol. 176:3944-3955
- Hoerter, J., A. Pierce, C. Troupe, J. Epperson, A. Eisenstark 1996. Role of enterobactin and intracellular iron in cell lethality during near-UV irradiation in Escherichia coli. Photochem.Photobiol. 64:537-541