Site leuS
- Name: leuS
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0642 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Leucine
- Left End Point: 14.47
- Right End Point: 14.53
- Products:
leucyl-tRNA synthetase - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment tRNA synthetase gene aminoacyl tRNA synthetase - Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
leuS31(ts) leuS791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank X06331 EcoGene.org EG10532 EcoliWiki leuS - Comment:
- Gene product involved in amino-acid activation.
- References:
- Spratt, B.G., A. Boyd, N.G. Stoker 1980. Defective and plaque-forming lambda transducing bacteriophage carrying penicillin-binding protein-cell shape genes: genetic and physical mapping and identification of gene products from the lip-dacA-rodA-pbpA-l
- Hartlein, M., D. Madern 1987. Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene for Escherichia coli leucyl-tRNA. Nucleic Acids Res. 15:10199-10210
- Larkin, D.C., A.M. Williams, S.A. Martinis, G.E. Fox 2002. Identification of essential domains for Escherichia coli tRNA(leu) aminoacylation and amino acid editing using minimalist RNA molecules. Nucleic Acids Res. 30:2103-2113