E. coli Genetic Resources at Yale
CGSC, The Coli Genetic Stock Center

About the CGSC

• CGSC Home
• Scope of the Collection

Searching the CGSC Database

• Help With Query Forms
• Strain Query
• Mutation Query
• Gene/Site Query
• Gene Product Query
• Reference Query
• Query Help
• Info on Genetic Nomenclature

How to Request Strains or Information

• Reviving Strains
• Contact Information

Site cysU

• Name: cysU
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2424	MG1655 locus tag
  cysT	at one time used for both transport and tRNA genes

  
  
• Mnemonic: Cysteine
• Left End Point: 54.74
• Right End Point: 54.76
  Products:

  sulfate transport permease

  
  
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  transport gene	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  cysU773(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10197
  EcoliWiki	cysU

  
  
• Comment:
  • Cys transport system may also transport molybdate -- see mod
• References:
  • Sirko, A.E., M. Hryniewicz, D. Hulanicka, A. Bock 1990. Sulfate and thiosulfate transport in Escherichia coli K-12: nucleotide sequence and expression of the cysTWAM gene cluster. J.Bacteriol. 172:3351-2257