Site psd
- Name: psd
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4160 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: phosphotidyl serine decarboxylase
- Left End Point: 94.56
- Right End Point: 94.58
- Products:
phosphatidylserine decarboxylase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
psd-2(ts) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank J03916 EcoGene.org EG10775 EcoliWiki psd - Comment:
- Mutants make cell membranes deficient in phosphatidylethanolamine and defective for motility and chemotaxis.
- References:
- Li, Q.X., W. Dowhan 1988. Structural characterization of Escherichia coli phosphatidylserine decarboxylase. J.Biol.Chem. 263:11516-11522
- Shi, W., M. Bogdanov, W. Dowhan, D.R. Zusman 1993. The pss and psd genes are required for motility and chemotaxis in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 175:7711-7714