Site gntR
- Name: gntR
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3438 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Gluconate
- Left End Point: 77.07
- Right End Point: 77.09
- Products:
gluconate regulatory protein - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment regulatory gene NULL - Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
gntR769(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12630 EcoliWiki gntR - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. gntR^c: indicator plate; deleted with malT. gntR^n, in ppc-: growth on acetate + gluconate. constituttive. controls gntKU induction, also edd and eda. Binds gntT
- References:
- Schwartz, M. 1966. Location of the maltose A and B loci on the genetic map of Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 92:1083-1089
- Zwaig, N., R.N. de Zwaig, T. Isturiz, M. Wecksler 1973. Regulatory mutations affecting the gluconate system in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 114:469-473
- Faik, P., H.L. Kornberg 1973. Isolation and properties of E. coli mutants affected in gluconate uptake. FEBS Lett. 32:260-263
- Bachi, B., H.L. Kornberg 1975. Genes involved in the uptake and catabolism of gluconate by Escherichia coli. J.Gen.Microbiol. 90:321-335
- Tong, S., A. Porco, T. Isturiz, T. Conway 1996. Cloning and molecular genetic characterization of the Escherichia coli gntR, gntK, and gntU genes of GntI, the main system for gluconate metabolism. J.Bacteriol. 178:3260-3269
- Peekhaus, N., S. Tong, J. Reizer, M.H. Saier, E. Murray, T. Conway 1997. Characterization of a novel transporter family that includes multiple Escherichia coli gluconate transporters and their homologues. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 147:233-238
- Izu, H., O. Adachi, M. Yamada 1997. Gene organization and transcriptional regulation of the gntRKU operon involved in gluconate uptake and catabolism of Escherichia coli. J.Mol.Biol. 267:778-793
- Peekhaus, N., T. Conway 1998. Positive and negative transcriptional regulation of the Escherichia coli gluconate regulon gene gntT by GntR and the cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP receptor protein complex. J.Bacteriol. 180:1777-1785