Site proW
- Name: proW
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2678 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Proline
- Left End Point: 60.44
- Right End Point: 60.47
- Products:
ProU ABC transporter component - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
proW759(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10772 EcoliWiki proW - Comment:
- High-affinity transport system for glycine.
- References:
- Grothe, S.R., R.L. Krogsrud, D.J. McClellan, J.L. Milner, J.M. Wood 1986. Proline transport and osmotic stress response in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 166:253-259
- Stirling, D.A., C.S.J. Hulton, L. Waddell, S.F. Park, G.S.A.B. Stewart, I.R. Booth, C.F. Higgins 1989. Molecular characterization of the proU loci of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli encoding osmoregulated glycine betaine transport systems.
- Prince, W.S., M.R. Villarejo 1990. Osmotic control of proU transcription is mediated through direct action of potassium glutamate on the transcription complex. J.Biol.Chem. 265:17673-17679
- Haardt, M., E. Bremer 1996. Use of phoA and lacZ fusions to study the membrane topology of ProW, a component of the osmoregulated ProU transport system of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 178:5370-5381