EcoGene

GenePage for the mcrA gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: mcrA
EcoGene Accession Number: EG10573
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK1145
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b1159

e14 prophage

HT1006

Prophages

Gene Name Mnemonic: Modified cytosine restriction

Alternate Gene Symbols: rglA

Description:
5-methylcytosine-specific DNA binding protein; restriction endonuclease B homolog, e14; prophage gene

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 31389.82------277 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 1209569 ----------------- Clockwise ----------------- Right End: 1210402
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 26.07 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

Purified McrA specifically binds to but does not cut HpaII methylated DNA (Mulligan, 2008).