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Site hofB

• Name: hofB
• Type: Sequenced or Physical Region
  Synonyms

  b0107	MG1655 locus tag
  hopB

  
  
• Mnemonic: homologous to fim(pil) genes of Pseudomonas
• Left End Point: 2.49
• Right End Point: 2.52
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  hofB725(del)::kan

  hofB791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12106

  
  
• Comment:
  • HopB homologous to PilB in Pseudomonas. direction counterclockwise
• References:
  • Whitchurch, C.B., J.S. Mattick 1994. Escherichia coli contains a set of genes homologous to those involved in protein secretion, DNA uptake and the assembly of type-4 fimbriae in other bacteria. Gene 150:9-15