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mreC cell shape determining protein MreC [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947655, updated on 3-Dec-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
mreC
Official Full Name
cell shape determining protein MreC
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10609
Locus tag
b3250
See related
ASAP:ABE-0010658
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK3238
Summary
[More information is available at EcoGene: EG10609]. The mre genes are responsible for rod shape and mecillinam sensitivity in Escherichia coli . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10609].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3398875..3399978, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene phospholipid transport factor YhdP Neighboring gene RNase G Neighboring gene nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphatase YhdE Neighboring gene cell shape determining protein MreD Neighboring gene dynamic cytoskeletal protein MreB Neighboring gene regulator of CsrB and CsrC decay

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Dimeric structure of the cell shape protein MreC and its functional implications. van den Ent F, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2006 Dec. PMID 17427287
  2. Point mutations in a conserved region (TonB box) of Escherichia coli outer membrane protein BtuB affect vitamin B12 transport. Gudmundsdottir A, et al. J Bacteriol, 1989 Dec. PMID 2687240, Free PMC Article
  3. MreB, the cell shape-determining bacterial actin homologue, co-ordinates cell wall morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus. Figge RM, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2004 Mar. PMID 14982627
  4. Bacterial DNA segregation by the actin-like MreB protein. Kruse T, et al. Trends Cell Biol, 2005 Jul. PMID 15922599
  5. Sec- and Tat-dependent translocation of beta-lactamases across the Escherichia coli inner membrane. Pradel N, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2009 Jan. PMID 18981261, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA.
    Title: MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA.
  2. Cells lacking mreC were fully viable and propagated as small spheres under conditions of slow mass increase but formed large nondividing spheroids with noncanonical FtsZ assembly patterns at higher mass doubling rates.
    Title: Conditional lethality, division defects, membrane involution, and endocytosis in mre and mrd shape mutants of Escherichia coli.
  3. We found that cells depleted of mreBCD became spherical, enlarged and finally lysed. Depletion of each mre gene separately conferred similar gross changes in cell morphology and viability.
    Title: The morphogenetic MreBCD proteins of Escherichia coli form an essential membrane-bound complex.
  4. three promoters contributed to the expression of mreBCD
    Title: Transcriptional analysis of the Escherichia coli mreBCD genes responsible for morphogenesis and chromosome segregation.
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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
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involved_in establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in peptidoglycan biosynthetic process NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell shape EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell shape IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in regulation of cell shape IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in regulation of cell shape IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell shape NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytosol RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
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located_in outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
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is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
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located_in plasma membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
cell shape determining protein MreC

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3398875..3399978 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417716.1 cell shape determining protein MreC [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417716.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8T5Y7N4, A0AAP2ZTT4
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    TIGR00219
    Location:5 → 284
    mreC; rod shape-determining protein MreC
    NF033838
    Location:283 → 365
    PspC_subgroup_1; pneumococcal surface protein PspC, choline-binding form
Nucleotide Protein
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