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cynX - putative cyanate transporter

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Synonyms: ECK0338, JW0332

Sung, Y.C. et al., Guilloton, M.B. et al.

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The level of cynX expression was significantly less than that of cynT or cynS expression [1].
The predicted amino acid sequence of cynX indicates that it is a very hydrophobic protein [1].
Expression vectors were used to demonstrate that a protein corresponding to the expected size was synthesized from the DNA fragment containing the open reading frame designated cynX [1].
The cyn operon is approximately 2600 base pairs and includes cynT, cynS, and cynX, which encode cyanate permease, cyanase, and a protein of unknown function, respectively [1].
One 3'-end was located within the coding region of cynX, whereas the other 3'-end includes the entire DNA sequence of cynX [1].

Other interactions of cynX

In the study reported here, the physiological roles of cynT and cynX were investigated by construction of chromosomal mutants in which each of the three genes was rendered inactive [2].

References

Characterization of the cyn operon in Escherichia coli K12. Sung, Y.C., Fuchs, J.A. J. Biol. Chem. (1988) [Pubmed]
A physiological role for cyanate-induced carbonic anhydrase in Escherichia coli. Guilloton, M.B., Lamblin, A.F., Kozliak, E.I., Gerami-Nejad, M., Tu, C., Silverman, D., Anderson, P.M., Fuchs, J.A. J. Bacteriol. (1993) [Pubmed]

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