Site ascB
- Name: ascB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2716 MG1655 locus tag sac - Mnemonic: arbutin, salicin, cellobiose
- Left End Point: 61.20
- Right End Point: 61.23
- Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment member of cryptic asc operon - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
ascB720(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10085 EcoliWiki ascB - Comment:
- paralogous to cryptic bglFB genes. expressed only when ascG repressor gene is mutated.
- References:
- Parker, L.L., B.G. Hall 1988. A fourth Escherichia coli gene system with the potential to evolve beta-glucoside utilization. Genetics 119:485-490
- Hall, B.G., L. Xu 1991. Physical map location of the asc (formerly sac) operon of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 173:5250
- Hall, B.G., L. Xu 1992. Nucleotide sequence, function, activation, and evolution of the cryptic asc operon of Escherichia coli K12. Mol.Biol.Evol. 9:688-706