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Site eamA

• Name: eamA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1533
  b1533	MG1655 locus tag
  orf299	Dassler et al.
  ydeD

  
  
• Mnemonic: efflux amino acids and metabolites
• Left End Point: 34.88
• Right End Point: 34.90
  Products:

  efflux facilitator protein, membrane, for cysteine, other amino acids and derivatives

  major facilitator pump, L-arabinose and isopropyl thiogalactopyranoside

  
  
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• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  eamA754(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11639
  EcoliWiki	eamA

  
  
• Comment:
  • overexpression results in requirement for reduced S in minimal media and excretion of cysteine and O-acetyl-L-serine.
• References:
  • Dassler, T., T. Maier, C. Winterhalter, A. Bock 2000. Identification of a major facilitator protein from Escherichia coli involved in efflux of metabolites of the cysteine pathway. Mol.Microbiol. 36:1101-1112