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Site - argBSite argB Site argB
- Name: argB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
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| b3959 | MG1655 locus tag |
- Mnemonic: Arginine
- Left End Point: 89.53
- Right End Point: 89.55
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- Properties:
| Property | Comment |
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| auxotrophy-amino acid | NULL |
- Priority: 1
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- Comment:
- Selectable Pheno. Constitutive, in his-: growth on ornithine + N-acetylhistidine. Loss, in car-: growth on acetylornithine & uracil.
- References:
- Crabeel, M., D. Charlier, R. Cunin, A. Bogen, N. Glansdorff, A. Pierard 1975. Accumulation of arginine precursors in Escherichia coli: effects on growth, enzyme repression, and application to the forward selection of arginine auxotrophs. J.Bacteriol.
- Baumberg, S. 1976. Genetic control of arginine metabolism in prokaryotes. In K.D. MacDonald, ed., Academic Press, London. Second Intl.Symp.Genet.Indust.Microorganisms 1:369-389
- Crabeel, M., D. Charlier, R. Cunin, N. Glansdorff 1979. Cloning and endonuclease restriction analysis of argF and of the control region of the argECBH biopolar operon in Escherichia coli. Gene 5:207-231
- Moran, M.C., A.J. Mazaitis, R.H. Vogel, A.D. David 1979. Clustered arg genes on a Bam HI segment of the Escherichia coli chromosome. Gene 8:25-34
- Parsot, C., A. Boyen, G.N. Cohen, N. Glansdorff 1988. Nucleotide sequence of Escherichia coli argB and argC genes: comparison of N-acetylglutamate kinase and N-acetylglutamate-gamma-semialdehyde dehydrogenase with homologous and analogous enzymes. Gene
