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Site - metRSite metR Site metR
- Name: metR
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
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| b3828 | MG1655 locus tag |
- Mnemonic: Methionine
- Left End Point: 86.43
- Right End Point: 86.45
- Direction: <
- Properties:
| Property | Comment |
|---|
| autogenously regulated | NULL |
| positive regulatory gene | NULL |
- Priority: 1
- External Database Links:
- Comment:
- Regulatory gene for metE and metH
- References:
- Urbanowski, M.L., L.T. Stauffer, L.S. Plamann, G.V. Stauffer 1987. A new methionine locus, metR, that encodes a trans-acting protein required for activation of metE and metH in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. J.Bacteriol. 169:1391-1397
- Cai, X.Y., M.E. Maxon, B. Redfield, R. Glass, N. Brot, H. Weissbach 1989. Methionine synthesis in Escherichia coli: effect of the MetR protein on metE and metH expression. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 86:4407-4411
- Maxon, M.E., B. Redfield, X.Y. Cai, R. Shoeman, K. Fujita, W. Fisher, Stauffer, H. Weissbach, N. Brot 1989. Regulation of methionine synthesis in Escherichia coli: effect of the MetR protein on the expression of the metE and metR genes. Proc.Natl.Acad.
- Daniels, D.L., G. Plunkett, V.D. Burland, F.R. Blattner 1992. Analysis of the Escherichia coli genome: DNA sequence of the region from 84.5 to 86.5 minutes. Science 257:771-778
