EcoGene

GenePage for the rapA gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: rapA
EcoGene Accession Number: EG11083
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0060
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0059

APEX

BioFilm1

Horizontal Gene Transfer

HT1006

Planktonic Genes

Y-synonyms

Gene Name Mnemonic: RNA polymerase-associated protein

Alternate Gene Symbols: hepA, yabA

Description:
RNA polymerase binding protein; mutants are UV-S; mutant biofilms have less polysaccharide and are antibiotic sensitive; ATPase and putative helicase

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 109769.06------968 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 60358 ----------------- Counterclockwise ----------------- Right End: 63264
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 1.30 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

RapA(HepA) has sequence similarity to SWI2/SNF2 helicases. rapA is downstream of polB, but is not under lexA control. The mutant phentypes may be indirect since other genes, e.g. yeeZ and aaeA(yhcQ), are downregulated in rapA(hepA) mutants (Lynch, 2007).