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    tqsA autoinducer 2 exporter [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

    Gene ID: 946142, updated on 3-Dec-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    tqsA
    Official Full Name
    autoinducer 2 exporter
    Primary source
    ECOCYC:G6859
    Locus tag
    b1601
    See related
    ASAP:ABE-0005350
    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
    ECK1596; ydgG
    Summary
    Induced during biofilm formation. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13928]. TqsA controls transport of autoinducer 2 (AI-2) either by exporting AI-2 or inhibiting its uptake. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6859].
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    Genomic context

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    Sequence:
    NC_000913.3 (1673913..1674947)

    NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene multidrug/spermidine efflux pump membrane subunit MdtI Neighboring gene multidrug/spermidine efflux pump membrane subunit MdtJ Neighboring gene protein MdtU Neighboring gene pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase subunit beta Neighboring gene pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase subunit alpha

    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. Exploring the antimicrobial action of a carbon monoxide-releasing compound through whole-genome transcription profiling of Escherichia coli. Nobre LS, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 2009 Mar. PMID 19246752
    2. Gene expression in Escherichia coli biofilms. Ren D, et al. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2004 May. PMID 14727089
    3. Experimentally constrained topology models for 51,208 bacterial inner membrane proteins. Granseth E, et al. J Mol Biol, 2005 Sep 23. PMID 16120447
    4. YdgG (TqsA) controls biofilm formation in Escherichia coli K-12 through autoinducer 2 transport. Herzberg M, et al. J Bacteriol, 2006 Jan. PMID 16385049, Free PMC Article
    5. Global topology analysis of the Escherichia coli inner membrane proteome. Daley DO, et al. Science, 2005 May 27. PMID 15919996

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    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    General gene information

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    Homology

    Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables efflux transmembrane transporter activity IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of_or_within autoinducer AI-2 transmembrane transport IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in quorum sensing IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within quorum sensing IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in transmembrane transport IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in membrane RCA
    inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in plasma membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    located_in plasma membrane ISM
    Inferred from Sequence Model
    more info
    		 PubMed 

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    autoinducer 2 exporter

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

      Range
      1673913..1674947
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NP_416118.1 autoinducer 2 exporter [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416118.1

      Status: PROVISIONAL

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A376JZD8
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      PRK12287
      Location:1 → 344
      tqsA; pheromone autoinducer 2 transporter; Reviewed
    Nucleotide Protein
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