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Site - xylESite xylE Site xylE
- Name: xylE
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
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| b4031 | MG1655 locus tag |
- Mnemonic: Xylose
- Left End Point: 91.36
- Right End Point: 91.39
- Direction: <
- Properties:
| Property | Comment |
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| transport gene | NULL |
- Priority: 1
- External Database Links:
- Comment:
- relatively low affinity, sugar-H+ symporter system (see XylF for high-affinity transport).
- References:
- Davis, E.O., M.C. Jones-Mortimer, P.J.F. Henderson 1984. Location of a structural gene for xylose-H+ symport at 91 min. on the linkage map of Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 259:1520-1525
- Kurose, N., K. Murata, A. Kimura 1985. An Escherichia coli mutant having altered D-xylose uptake activity and cloning of a gene for D-xylose uptake. Agric.Biol.Chem. 49:2597-2603
- Davis, E.O., P.J.F. Henderson 1987. The cloning and DNA sequence of the gene xylE for xylose-proton symport in Escherichia coli K12. J.Biol.Chem. 262:13928-13932
- Francoz, E., E. Dassa 1988. 3' end of the malEFG operon in E. coli: localization of the transcription termination site. Nucleic Acids Res. 16:4097-4109
- Sumiya, M., E.O. Davis, L.C. Packman, T.P. McDonald, P.J. Henderson 1995. Molecular genetics of a receptor protein for D-xylose, encoded by the gene xylF, in Escherichia coli. Receptors Channels 3:117-128
