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Gene Report : rcsA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)
Escherichia coli and Salmonella, Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Edition. ASM Press. 1996
Neidhart, F.C.
     Deletion LD3-5-1 (LD)  ,  OCL77 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  rcsA
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  rcsA   Search strains by all related name:  rcsA b1951 cpsR ECK1949 JW1935

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name rcsA  
 Alternative name b1951,cpsR,ECK1949,JW1935  
 Location, Length 2,021,992 - 2,022,615 (  +  ) ;   43.58 min ; 624 (bp) ,   207 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product DNA-binding transcriptional activator, co-regulator with RcsB  
 Operon Name rcsA  
 Note positive regulator for ctr capsule biosynthesis, positive transcription factor; GO_component: GO:0005737 - cytoplasm; GO_function: GO:0016563 - transcription activator activity; GO_function: GO:0042280 - cell surface antigen activity, host-interacting; GO_process: GO:0009242 - colanic acid biosynthetic process; GO_process: GO:0009248 - K antigen biosynthetic process; GO_process: GO:0006350 - transcription  
 Function regulator; Surface polysaccharides & antigens  
 Gene Ontology GO:0003677 ; DNA binding ( rcsA )
GO:0003700 ; transcription factor activity ( rcsA )
GO:0005622 ; intracellular ( rcsA )
GO:0006350 ; transcription ( rcsA )
GO:0006355 ; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent ( rcsA )
GO:0043565 ; sequence-specific DNA binding ( rcsA )
GO:0050896 ; response to stimulus ( rcsA )
 PID 1788262  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
 
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene rcsA ( EG10820 )  
    Number of removed 1 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 1 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) RCSA_ECOLI ( P24210 )
    -  Protein name Colanic acid capsular biosynthesis activation protein A.  
    -  Synonyms  
    -  Gene name Name=rcsA; OrderedLocusNames=b1951, z3041, ECs2690;  

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View Location
   2010.0  –  2035.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP rcsA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Crystallographic Structure Of Response Regulator Styr From Pseudomonas Fluorescens  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Colanic acid capsular biosynthesis activation protein A  
         PSI-BLAST Chemotaxis response regulator protein-glutamate methylesterase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST positive regulator for ctr capsule biosynthesis, positive transcription factor [Escherichia coli O157:H7 EDL933]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    CAMP_PHOSPHO_SITE    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    HTH_LUXR_FAMILY     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG2197TK  COG2771K 
    EcoCyc rcsA 

MMBR References
J Bacteriol. 1996;178:5053-5056
Identification of a second RcsA protein, a positive regulator of colanic acid capsular polysaccharide genes, in Escherichia coli.
Dierksen, K. P., and J. E. Trempy.
J Bacteriol. 1985;162(3):1111-9.
Regulation of capsular polysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12: characterization of three regulatory genes.
Gottesman S, Trisler P, Torres-Cabassa AS. ( 3888955 )
J Bacteriol. 1996;178:4273-4280
Identification of the promoter region for the colanic acid polysaccharide biosynthetic genes in Escherichia coli K-12.
Stout, V.
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(5):1738-47.
RcsA, an unstable positive regulator of capsular polysaccharide synthesis.
Stout V, Torres-Cabassa A, Maurizi MR, Gutnick D, Gottesman S. ( 1999391 )
J Bacteriol. 1987;169(3):981-9.
Capsule synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12 is regulated by proteolysis.
Torres-Cabassa AS, Gottesman S. ( 3029041 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MSTIIMDLCS YTRLGLTGYL LSRGVKKREI NDIETVDDLA IACDSQRPSV VFINEDCFIH DASNSQRIKL 
0071 IINQHPNTLF IVFMAIANVH FDEYLLVRKN LLISSKSIKP ESLDDILGDI LKKETTITSF LNMPTLSLSR 
0141 TESSMLRMWM AGQGTIQISD QMNIKAKTVS SHKGNIKRKI KTHNKQVIYH VVRLTDNVTN GIFVNMR

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             CGCGAGAGTG GCGCATTAGG TGACCCATGT 
-070 TGTTCCGTTT AGTCATGATG AAATATTCAG GTAAGGGGAA TTATCGTTAC GCATTGAGTG AGGGTATGCC 
0001 atgtcaacga ttattatgga tttatgtagt tacacccgac taggtttaac cgggtatctg ttgagtagag 
0071 gggttaaaaa aagagaaatc aacgacattg aaaccgttga tgaccttgcc atagcttgtg attcacagcg 
0141 cccttcagtg gtgtttatta atgaggactg tttcatccac gatgcttcta acagtcagcg tatcaagctc 
0211 atcattaatc aacatcccaa tacgttattt atcgttttta tggcaattgc caatgttcat tttgatgaat 
0281 atctattggt cagaaaaaat ttattgatca gttctaaatc gattaaaccg gaatctctcg acgatatcct 
0351 tggcgatatt ctgaaaaaag agacaacgat aacctcgttt ttaaatatgc cgacgttatc attgagccga 
0421 accgaatcga gtatgttgcg aatgtggatg gcaggtcagg gaaccattca aatctctgac caaatgaata 
0491 tcaaagccaa gaccgtttca tcgcataaag gtaatattaa acgtaagatc aaaacgcata ataaacaggt 
0561 tatctaccat gtcgtccgac tgacggataa tgtgactaat ggtatttttg tcaacatgcg ctaaCACATT 
0631 CTGACTGGTG GTTTCCCACC AGTCAGGCTG AATAAGATTA CTCTGCTTTC TCCACAAAGA TACCGTCCTG 
0701 ATGCCCTGCT TCATTAAAGA ACCA