Site katG
- Name: katG
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3942 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Catalase
- Left End Point: 89.05
- Right End Point: 89.10
- Products:
catalase hydrogen peroxidase I Hydrogen peroxidase I catalase HPI - Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment encodes bifunctional protein NULL - Priority: 1
- 5 Alleles of This Gene
katG15 katG16 katG17::Tn10 katG729(del)::kan katG792-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10511 EcoliWiki katG - Comment:
- Catalase-peroxidase hydroperoxidase HPI (I),
- References:
- Loewen, P.C., B.L. Triggs-Raine, C.S. George, B.E. Hrabarchuk 1985. Genetic mapping of katG, a locus that affects synthesis of the bifunctional catalase-peroxidase hydroperoxidase I in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 162:661-667
- Triggs-Raine, B.L., P.C. Loewen 1987. Physical characterization of katG, encoding catalase HPI of Escherichia coli. Gene 52:121-128
- Triggs-Raine, B.L., B.W. Doble, M.R. Mulvey, P.A. Sorby, P.C. Loewen 1988. Nucleotide sequence of katG, encoding catalase HPI of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 170:4415-9
- Mukhopadhyay, B., H.E. Schellhorn 1994. Induction of Escherichia coli hydroperoxidase I by acetate and other weak acids. J.Bacteriol. 176:2300-2307
- Schellhorn, H.E. 1995. Regulation of hydroperoxidase (catalase) expression in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 131:113-119
- Visick, J.E., S. Clarke 1997. RpoS- and OxyR-independent induction of HPI catalase at stationary phase in Escherichia coli and identification of rpoS mutations in common laboratory strains. J.Bacteriol. 179:4158-4163