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Site rutA

• Name: rutA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1012	MG1655 locus tag
  ycdM

  
  
• Mnemonic: PyRimidine UTilization
• Left End Point: 23.11
• Right End Point: 23.13
  Products:

  enzyme in Rut pathway of pyrimidine utilization

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

  rutA756(del)::kan

  rutA791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13859
  EcoliWiki	rutA

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Loh, K.D., P. Gyaneshwar, E. Markenscoff Papadimitriou, R. Fong, K.S. Kim, R. Parales, Z. Zhou, W. Inwood, S. Kustu 2006. A previously undescribed pathway for pyrimidine catabolism.[see comment]. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 103:5114-5119