Site dcp
- Name: dcp
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1538 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase
- Left End Point: 34.99
- Right End Point: 35.04
- Products:
peptidase P peptidyldipeptide hydrolase kinase II carboxycathepsin angiotensin-converting enzyme dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase II - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 4 Alleles of This Gene
dcp-1 dcp-2 dcp-759(del)::kan dcp-791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10212 EcoliWiki dcp - Comment:
- 27-31'See Prods.EC# not included in '90Table 1.Prod. cleaves C-terminal dipeptides from var. of substrates including bradykinin and angiotensinI. coli enz. cleaves N-blocked tripeptides,etc.See ECBk.
- References:
- Deutch, C.E., R.L. Soffer, A.H. Deutch 1978. Escherichia coli mutants defective in dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 75:5998-6001
- Becker, S., R. Plapp 1992. Location of the dcp gene on the physical map of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 174:1698-1699
- Henrich, B., S. Becker, U. Schroeder, R. Plapp 1993. dcp gene of Escherichia coli: cloning, sequencing, transcript mapping, and characterization of the gene product. J.Bacteriol. 175:7290-7300