Site tktA
- Name: tktA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2935 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: transketolase
- Left End Point: 66.34
- Right End Point: 66.38
- Products:
transketolase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 3 Alleles of This Gene
tktA2 tktA783(del)::kan tktA791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank X68025 EcoGene.org EG11427 EcoliWiki tktA - Comment:
- References:
- Josephson, B.L., D.G. Fraenkel 1969. Transketolase mutants of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 100:1289-1295
- Sprenger, G.A. 1992. Location of the transketolase (tkt) gene on the Escherichia coli physical map. J.Bacteriol. 174:1707-1708
- Sprenger, G.A. 1993. Nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 transketolase (tkt) gene. Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1216:307-310
- Zhao, G., M.E. Winkler 1994. An Escherichia coli K-12 tktA tktB mutant deficient in transketolase activity requires pyridoxine (vitamin B6) as well as the aromatic amino acids and vitamins for growth. J.Bacteriol. 176:6134-6138
- Tatarko, M., T. Romeo 2001. Disruption of a global regulatory gene to enhance central carbon flux into phenylalanine biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Curr.Microbiol. 43:26-32