Site bfr
- Name: bfr
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3336 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: bacterioferritin
- Left End Point: 74.67
- Right End Point: 74.68
- Products:
bacterioferritin ferritin cytochrome b1 - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
bfr-746(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10113 EcoliWiki bfr - Comment:
- takes up iron in ferrous form,oxidizes it and stores it within its center as a hydrated ferric oxide. Ferritin gene positively regulated by Fur.
- References:
- Andrews, S.C., P.M. Harrison, J.R. Guest 1989. Cloning, sequencing, and mapping of the bacterioferritin gene (bfr) of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 171:3940-3947
- Masse, E., S. Gottesman 2002. A small RNA regulates the expression of genes involved in iron metabolism in Escherichia coli. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 99:4620-4625