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Site dcuS

• Name: dcuS
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4125	MG1655 locus tag
  yjdH

  
  
• Mnemonic: dicarboxylate uptake
• Left End Point: 93.71
• Right End Point: 93.75
  Products:

  DcuS, sensor histidine kinase

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  dcuS751(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12465
  EcoliWiki	dcuS

  
  
• Comment:
  • Inactivation of dcuSR results in loss expression of C4-dicarboxylate-inducible fumarate reductase operon(frdABCD) and anaerobic fumarate-succinate antiporter (dcuB), among others.
• References:
  • Golby, P., S. Davies, D.J. Kelly, J.R. Guest, S.C. Andrews 1999. Identification and characterization of a two-component sensor-kinase and response-regulator system (DcuS-DcuR) controlling gene expression in response to C4-dicarboxylates in Escherichia