Site amiB
- Name: amiB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4169 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: amidase
- Left End Point: 94.71
- Right End Point: 94.74
- Products:
cell-wall amidase cell wall hydrolase N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase? - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
amiB790(del)::kan amiB791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11363 EcoliWiki amiB - Comment:
- overexpression causes cell lysis, hypersensitivity to osmotic shock and temporary autolysis by low levels of anitibiotics. May be involved in cell-wall hydrolysis, septation or recycling.
- References:
- Tsui, H.C., G. Zhao, G. Feng, H.C. Leung, M.E. Winkler 1994. The mutL repair gene of Escherichia coli K-12 forms a superoperon with a gene encoding a new cell-wall amidase. Mol.Microbiol. 11:189-202
- Tsui, H.C., H.C. Leung, M.E. Winkler 1994. Characterization of broadly pleiotropic phenotypes caused by an hfq insertion mutation in Escherichia coli K-12. Mol.Microbiol. 13:35-49