EcoGene

GenePage for the lsrA gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: lsrA
EcoGene Accession Number: EG13806
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK1506
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b1513

AAA+ ATPases

ABC transporter ATPases

Horizontal Gene Transfer

HT1006

Y-synonyms

Gene Name Mnemonic: luxS regulated

Alternate Gene Symbols: ego, lsrA, ydeX

Description:
Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) uptake; essential for aerobic growth; upregulated in biofilms

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 55821.30------511 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 1599514 ----------------- Clockwise ----------------- Right End: 1601049
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 34.47 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

LsrA is paralogous to ribose transport ATPase RbsA. LsrA is in an operon regulated by LsrR and LuxS, through AI-2.  Biofilm microarray result was validated with RT-PCR. CRP regulon.