Site metG
- Name: metG
- Type: Gene                          - Synonyms
b2114 MG1655 locus tag 
- Mnemonic: Methionine
- Left End Point: 47.26
- Right End Point: 47.30- Products:
methionyl-tRNA synthetase 
- Direction: >
- Priority: 1- 6 Alleles of This Gene
metG120 metG146 metG155 metG792-YFP(::cat) metG83 metG87 
- External Database Links:Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank K02671 EcoGene.org EG10586 EcoliWiki metG 
- Comment: - Selectable phenotype. Ethionine resistance. Also, unlike other Met mutants, will not grow on homocysteine plus B12
 
- References: - Archibold, E.R., L.S. Williams 1973. Regulation of methionyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase formation in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. J.Bacteriol. 114:1007-1013
- Dardel, F., G. Fayat, S. Blanquet 1984. Molecular cloning and primary structure of the Escherichia coli methionyl-tRNA synthetase gene. J.Bacteriol. 160:1115-1122
- Dardel, F., M. Panvert, S. Blanquet, G. Fayat 1991. Locations of the metG and mrp genes on the physical map of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 173:3273
 
