Site gcvA
- Name: gcvA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2808 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: glycine cleavage
- Left End Point: 63.37
- Right End Point: 63.39
- Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene member of LysR regulatory protein family - Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
gcvA1 gcvA736(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank X73413 EcoGene.org EG11795 EcoliWiki gcvA - Comment:
- trans-acting protein. responsible for glycine-induced activation of gcv. May be activator in presence of glycine, repressor in presence of inosine.
- References:
- Wilson, R.L., L.T. Stauffer, G.V. Stauffer 1993. Roles of the GcvA and PurR proteins in negative regulation of the Escherichia coli glycine cleavage enzyme system. J.Bacteriol. 175:5129-5134
- Wilson, R.L., G.V. Stauffer 1994. DNA sequence and characterization of GcvA, a LysR family regulatory protein for the Escherichia coli glycine cleavage enzyme system. J.Bacteriol. 176:2862-2868
- Wilson, R.L., M.L. Urbanowski, G.V. Stauffer 1995. DNA binding sites of the LysR-type regulator GcvA in the gcv and gcvA control regions of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 177:4940-4946