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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
    more info
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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
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in peptidoglycan biosynthetic process NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cell shape EXP
    Inferred from Experiment
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    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
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cell shape NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in cytosol RCA
    inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space RCA
    inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    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
    		 PubMed 
    located_in plasma membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    located_in plasma membrane ISM
    Inferred from Sequence Model
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in plasma membrane NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    		 PubMed 

    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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