Site mntH
- Name: mntH
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2392 Blattner et al. sequence b2392 MG1655 locus tag mntA the original GenBank submission name for the gene yfeP Rudd's EcoGene - Mnemonic: manganese transport
- Left End Point: 54.09
- Right End Point: 54.12
- Products:
manganese transporter, perhaps other divalent cations (Cd++), not Fe,Mg,Ca++ NRAMP (NRM) homolog (mammalian resistance to Salmonella, etc.) - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
mntH729(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG14157 EcoliWiki mntH - Comment:
- Transports divalent cation manganese, perhaps Cd++, not Fe++, Mg++, or Ca++. Homolog to mammalian NRAMP (NRM1), which provides resistance to Samonella, Mycobacterium, etc.
- References:
- Maguire, M.E. 1999. Pers.Comm. 5-:99
- Kehres, D.G., M.L. Zaharik, B.B. Finlay, M.E. Maguire 2000. The NRAMP proteins of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli are selective manganese transporters involved in the response to reactive oxygen. Mol.Microbiol. 36:1085-1100
- Patzer, S.I., K. Hantke 2001. Dual repression by Fe2+-Fur and Mn2+-MntR of the mntH gene, encoding an NRAMP-like Mn2+ transporter in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 183:4806-4813