Site lplA
- Name: lplA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4386 MG1655 locus tag slr selenium resistant, Reed et al. - Mnemonic: lipoate protein ligase
- Left End Point: 99.60
- Right End Point: 99.62
- Products:
lipoate-protein ligase A - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
lplA782(del)::kan lplA791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11796 EcoliWiki lplA - Comment:
- see Morris et al. comments field
- References:
- Morris, T.W., K.E. Reed, J.E. Cronan 1994. Identification of the gene encoding lipoate-protein ligase A of Escherichia coli. Molecular cloning and characterization of the lplA gene and gene product. J.Biol.Chem. 269:16091-16100
- Reed, K.E., T.W. Morris, J.E. Cronan 1994. Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 that are resistant to a selenium analog of lipoic acid identify unknown genes in lipoate metabolism. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 91:3720-3724
- Morris, T.W., K.E. Reed, J.E. Cronan 1995. Lipoic acid metabolism in Escherichia coli: the lplA and lipB genes define redundant pathways for ligation of lipoyl groups to apoprotein. J.Bacteriol. 177:1-10