Site rdgB
- Name: rdgB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2954 MG1655 locus tag yggV - Mnemonic: RecA dependent growth
- Left End Point: 66.71
- Right End Point: 66.72
- Products:
inosine/xanthosine triphosphatase - Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment repair system gene suppresses fragmentation after double-strand break; prevents incorporation of dITP/dXTP - Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
rdgB728(del)::kan rdgB791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12982 EcoliWiki rdgB - Comment:
- Mutant growth/viability dependent on recA. rdgB/recA double mutant is lethal, but suppressed by inactivation of Endonuclease V (nfi). rdgB/recBC cells are also inviable, rdgB/recF cells are OK
- References:
- Clyman, J., R.P. Cunningham 1987. Escherichia coli K-12 mutants in which viability is dependent on recA function. J.Bacteriol. 169:4203-4210
- Bradshaw, J.S., A. Kuzminov 2003. RdgB acts to avoid chromosome fragmentation in Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 48:1711-1725