EcoGene

GenePage for the gfcC gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: gfcC
EcoGene Accession Number: EG13730
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0976
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0985

Non-Core

Y-synonyms

Gene Name Mnemonic: Group 4 Capsule

Alternate Gene Symbols: ymcB

Description:
Required for formation of the O-antigen capsule; silenced by IS1D insertion in promoter region

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 27296.13------248 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 1047168 ----------------- Counterclockwise ----------------- Right End: 1047914
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 22.57 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

Function characterized in enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). Part of the gfcABCDE-etp-etk operon. gfcC and yjbG are paralogs. First 22 aa predicted to be a type I signal peptide.