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Site rhtA

• Name: rhtA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b0813	MG1655 locus tag
  ybiF

  
  
• Mnemonic: resistance homoserine threonine
• Left End Point: 18.29
• Right End Point: 18.31
  Products:

  threonine homoserine efflux transporter

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

  rhtA785(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12134
  EcoliWiki	rhtA

  
  
• Comment:
  • overproduction gives resistance to high levels of L-threonine and L-homoserine
• References:
  • Livshits, V.A., N.P. Zakataeva, V.V. Aleshin, M.V. Vitushkina 2003. Identification and characterization of the new gene rhtA involved in threonine and homoserine efflux in Escherichia coli. Res.Microbiol. 154:123-135