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Site hybB

• Name: hybB
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2995	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: hydrogenase 2
• Left End Point: 67.71
• Right End Point: 67.73
  Products:

  HYD2 cytochrome b type component, probably

  
  
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  encodes membrane protein	NULL
  electron transport chain	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  hybB768(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11800
  EcoliWiki	hybB

  
  
• Comment:
  • 10 putative membrane-spanning regions; HX-X-H motif conserved in cytochrome b type proteins
• References:
  • Menon, N.K., C.Y. Chatelus, M. Dervartanian, J.C. Wendt, K.T. Shanmugam, H.D. Peck, A.E. Przybyla 1994. Cloning, sequencing, and mutational analysis of the hyb operon encoding Escherichia coli hydrogenase 2. J.Bacteriol. 176:4416-4423