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Site murP

• Name: murP
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2429	MG1655 locus tag
  yfeV

  
  
• Mnemonic: Murein
• Left End Point: 54.85
• Right End Point: 54.88
  Products:

  PTS EIIBC-MurNAc

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

  murP758(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG14163
  EcoliWiki	murP

  
  
• Comment:
  • Required for utilizing N-acetylmuramic acid as C-source. Provides PTS EIIBC. crr-encoded EIIAGlc (glucose) is also required.
• References:
  • Dahl, U., T. Jaeger, B.T. Nguyen, J.M. Sattler, C. Mayer 2004. Identification of a phosphotransferase system of Escherichia coli required for growth on N-acetylmuramic acid. J.Bacteriol. 186:2385-2392