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- Name: gadA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
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| b3517 | MG1655 locus tag |
| gadS? | |
- Mnemonic: glutamate deCase
- Left End Point: 78.97
- Right End Point: 79.01
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- Priority: 0
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- Comment:
- gadA endcodes the alpha isoform of glutamate decarboxylase. Positively regulated by acid, salt, and stationary phase, involving GadX, RpoS, and H-NS.
- References:
- Smith, D.K., T. Kassam, B. Singh, J.F. Elliott 1992. Escherichia coli has two homologous glutamate decarboxylase genes that map to distinct loci. J.Bacteriol. 174:5820-5826
- De Biase, D., A. Tramonti, F. Bossa, P. Visca 1999. The response to stationary-phase stress conditions in Escherichia coli: role and regulation of the glutamic acid decarboxylase system. Mol.Microbiol. 32:1198-1211
- Blankenhorn, D., J. Phillips, J. Slonczewski 1999. Acid- and base-induced proteins during aerobic and anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli revealed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. J.Bacteriol. 181:2209-2216
- Tramonti, A., P. Visca, M. De Canio, M. Falconi, D. De Biase 2002. Functional characterization and regulation of gadX, a gene encoding an AraC/XylS-like transcriptional activator of the Escherichia coli glutamic acid decarboxylase system. J.Bacteriol.
