EcoGene

GenePage for the caiT gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: caiT
EcoGene Accession Number: EG11561
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0041
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0040

Curved Promoters

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Gene Name Mnemonic: Carnitine inducible

Alternate Gene Symbols: yaaP

Description:
L-carnitine/gamma-butyrobetaine antiporter; trimeric

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 56587.29------504 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 40417 ----------------- Counterclockwise ----------------- Right End: 41931
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 0.87 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

CaiT does not require an ion gradient and does not respond to osmotic stress.