EcoGene

GenePage for the gadB gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: gadB
EcoGene Accession Number: EG11490
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK1487
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b1493

Non-Core

Gene Name Mnemonic: Glutamic acid decarboxylase

Alternate Gene Symbols: None

Description:
Glutamate decarboxylase B, vitamin B6-dependent; hexameric

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 52668.13------466 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 1568669 ----------------- Counterclockwise ----------------- Right End: 1570069
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 33.81 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

RpoS regulon. EvgAS regulon. H-NS repressed. Repressed during biofilm formation. Induced by acid shock and salt stress.  At low pH, cytoplasmic GadB is recruited to the membrane.  GadB helps E. coli survive stomach acids.