EcoGene

GenePage for the araC gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: araC
EcoGene Accession Number: EG10054
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0065
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0064

AraC Transcriptional Activator Family

cAMP Input Functions

Common Core

CommonCore-5

Gene Name Mnemonic: Arabinose

Alternate Gene Symbols: None

Description:
Transcriptional activator for the ara regulon; autorepressor in the absence of arabinose co-activator

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 33383.91------292 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 70387 ----------------- Clockwise ----------------- Right End: 71265
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 1.52 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

AraC activates transcrption for araE and the araBAD and araFGH operons; AraC transcriptional activator family prototype.