Site mazG
- Name: mazG
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2781 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Ma-ze
- Left End Point: 62.68
- Right End Point: 62.70
- Products:
nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment homologous to: Strep.cacaoi beta-lactamase regul.prot. - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
mazG780(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10572 EcoliWiki mazG - Comment:
- interacts with the essentail GTPase Era. hydrolyzes ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates to XMP's and PPi; prefers deoxynucleosides.
- References:
- Metzger, S., I.B. Dror, E. Aizenman, G. Schreiber, M. Toone, J.D. Friesen, M. Cashel, G. Glaser 1988. The nucleotide sequence and characterization of the relA gene of Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 263:15699-15704
- Zhang, J., M. Inouye 2002. MazG, a nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase, interacts with Era, an essential GTPase in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 184:5323-5329