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Gene Report : narL
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)
Mol Microbiol. 1996;20(3):621-32.
Analysis of nitrate regulatory protein NarL-binding sites in the fdnG and narG operon control regions of Escherichia coli K-12.
Darwin AJ, Li J, Stewart V. ( 8736541 )
     Deletion OCR67 (D)  ,  OCR67-2 (D)  ,  OCR67-5 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  narL
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  narL   Search strains by all related name:  narL b1221 ECK1215 frdR JW1212 narR

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name narL  
 Alternative name b1221,ECK1215,frdR,JW1212,narR  
 Location, Length 1,274,402 - 1,275,052 (  -  ) ;   27.47 min ; 651 (bp) ,   216 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product DNA-binding response regulator in two-component regulatory system with NarX (or NarQ)  
 Operon Name narXL  
 Note pleiotrophic regulation of anaerobic respiration: response regulator for nar, frd, dms and tor genes; GO_component: GO:0005737 - cytoplasm; GO_function: GO:0016563 - transcription activator activity; GO_function: GO:0016564 - transcription repressor activity; GO_process: GO:0009061 - anaerobic respiration; GO_process: GO:0006350 - transcription  
 Function regulator; Energy metabolism, carbon: Anaerobic respiration  
 Gene Ontology GO:0000156 ; two-component response regulator activity ( narL )
GO:0000160 ; two-component signal transduction system (phosphorelay) ( narL )
GO:0000166 ; nucleotide binding ( narL )
GO:0003677 ; DNA binding ( narL )
GO:0003700 ; transcription factor activity ( narL )
GO:0005515 ; protein binding ( narL )
GO:0005524 ; ATP binding ( narL )
GO:0005622 ; intracellular ( narL )
GO:0006350 ; transcription ( narL )
GO:0006355 ; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent ( narL )
GO:0042128 ; nitrate assimilation ( narL )
GO:0043565 ; sequence-specific DNA binding ( narL )
 PID 1787473  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
 
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 1 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) NARX_ECOLI ( P10956 )
    -  Protein name Nitrate/nitrite sensor protein narX  
    -  Synonyms EC 2.7.3.-  
    -  Gene name OrderedLocusNames=b1222, z1998, ECs1727, SF1225, S1309;  

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View Location
   1265.0  –  1290.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP narL (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain , The NitrateNITRITE RESPONSE REGULATOR PROTEIN NARL FROM Narl  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Nitrate/nitrite response regulator protein narL  
         PSI-BLAST Chemotaxis response regulator protein-glutamate methylesterase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Nitrate/nitrite response regulator protein narL [Escherichia coli CFT073]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    HTH_LUXR_FAMILY     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG2197TK 
    EcoCyc narL 

MMBR References
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(14):4424-32.
Mutational analysis of nitrate regulatory gene narL in Escherichia coli K-12.
Egan SM, Stewart V. ( 2066339 )
Nucleic Acids Res. 1989;17:1965-1975
Nucleotide sequence of the narL gene that is involved in global regulation of nitrate controlled respiratory genes of Escherichia coli.
Gunsalus, R. P., L. V. Kalman, and R. R. Stewart.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987;84:3901-3905
The narL gene product activates the nitrate reductase operon and represses the fumarate reductase and trimethylamine N-oxide reductase operons in Escherichia coli.
Iuchi, S., and E. C. C. Lin.
J Bacteriol. 1988;170(2):623-9.
The frdR gene of Escherichia coli globally regulates several operons involved in anaerobic growth in response to nitrate.
Kalman LV, Gunsalus RP. ( 3276662 )
J Bacteriol. 1989;171(7):3810-6.
Identification of a second gene involved in global regulation of fumarate reductase and other nitrate-controlled genes for anaerobic respiration in Escherichia coli.
Kalman LV, Gunsalus RP. ( 2544557 )
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(5):1574-5.
Locations of genes in the nar-adhE region of the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome.
Leonardo MR, Clark DP. ( 1999382 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1981;181(1):95-100.
Molecular cloning of the fnr gene of Escherichia coli K12.
Shaw DJ, Guest JR. ( 6261088 )
J Bacteriol. 1989;171(4):2229-34.
Structure of genes narL and narX of the nar (nitrate reductase) locus in Escherichia coli K-12.
Stewart V, Parales J Jr, Merkel SM. ( 2649492 )
J Bacteriol. 1988;170(4):1589-97.
Identification and expression of genes narL and narX of the nar (nitrate reductase) locus in Escherichia coli K-12.
Stewart V, Parales J Jr. ( 2832370 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MSNQEPATIL LIDDHPMLRT GVKQLISMAP DITVVGEASN GEQGIELAES LDPDLILLDL NMPGMNGLET 
0071 LDKLREKSLS GRIVVFSVSN HEEDVVTALK RGADGYLLKD MEPEDLLKAL HQAAAGEMVL SEALTPVLAA 
0141 SLRANRATTE RDVNQLTPRE RDILKLIAQG LPNKMIARRL DITESTVKVH VKHMLKKMKL KSRVEAAVWV 
0211 HQERIF

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             cgaggcgatt gccgcgtccg ccgtcgtgaa 
-070 tcaggtggca ccgaagtggt ggtcaccttt attcccgaaa aaactttcac agacgtccaa ggagataccc 
0001 atgagtaatc aggaaccggc tactatcctg ctgattgacg atcacccgat gctgcgaact ggcgtaaaac 
0071 agcttatcag tatggcacca gatatcaccg tggttggcga agcgagtaat ggcgaacagg gtattgaact 
0141 ggcggagtct cttgatcccg atctgatcct gttagatctc aatatgcccg gcatgaacgg tctggaaacg 
0211 ctggataaac tgcgcgaaaa gtccctctca gggcgcattg tggtattcag cgtctctaac catgaagaag 
0281 atgtggtcac cgcactgaaa cgcggcgcgg atggctatct gttaaaagat atggaaccgg aagatctgct 
0351 gaaagcattg catcaggcag ctgctggcga aatggtatta agcgaagcat taacgcctgt tctggccgcc 
0421 agcttgcgcg ctaaccgtgc cactactgag cgcgatgtta accagttaac cccacgcgag cgcgatattc 
0491 tcaagctgat tgcccagggt ttgccgaaca agatgattgc ccgccgcctg gatatcaccg aaagcacagt 
0561 aaaagtgcac gtcaagcaca tgctgaagaa aatgaagctc aagtctcgcg tggaagcagc ggtatgggtg 
0631 catcaggagc gcattttctg attacggttc ccagcgcagt tcgtcgtttg acaatgcatc gaacggttcg 
0701 acaagcgtta gcgtgatctc attggaggag acacgctgcc cctggttatc t