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Gene Report : alaS
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class essential
     References (PMID)
J Bacteriol. 1984;159(2):783-6.
Deletion of an essential gene in Escherichia coli by site-specific recombination with linear DNA fragments.
Jasin M, Schimmel P. ( 6086588 )
     Deletion OCL48,49-2 (D)  ,  OCL48,49-4 (BK6-8 / AK4-8) (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  alaS
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  alaS   Search strains by all related name:  alaS act ala-act b2697 ECK2692 JW2667 lovB

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name alaS  
 Alternative name act,ala-act,b2697,ECK2692,JW2667,lovB  
 Location, Length 2,817,403 - 2,820,033 (  -  ) ;   60.72 min ; 2631 (bp) ,   876 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product alanyl-tRNA synthetase  
 Operon Name alaS  
 Note GO_component: GO:0005737 - cytoplasm; GO_process: GO:0006418 - tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation  
 Function enzyme; Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, tRNA modification  
 Gene Ontology GO:0000166 ; nucleotide binding ( alaS )
GO:0003676 ; nucleic acid binding ( alaS )
GO:0004812 ; aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity ( alaS )
GO:0004813 ; alanine-tRNA ligase activity ( alaS )
GO:0005524 ; ATP binding ( alaS )
GO:0005624 ; membrane fraction ( alaS )
GO:0005737 ; cytoplasm ( alaS )
GO:0006412 ; translation ( alaS )
GO:0006419 ; alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation ( alaS )
GO:0008270 ; zinc ion binding ( alaS )
GO:0016874 ; ligase activity ( alaS )
GO:0016876 ; ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds ( alaS )
GO:0043039 ; tRNA aminoacylation ( alaS )
GO:0046872 ; metal ion binding ( alaS )
 PID 1789048  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
6.1.1.7  
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene alaS ( EG10034 )  
    Number of removed 1 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 2 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) SYA_ECOLI ( P00957 ; P78279 )
    -  Protein name Alanyl-tRNA synthetase  
    -  Synonyms EC 6.1.1.7, Alanine--tRNA ligase, AlaRS  
    -  Gene name Name=alaS; Synonyms=lovB; OrderedLocusNames=b2697;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   2805.0  –  2830.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP alaS (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Crystal Structure Of Alanyl-Trna Synthetase In Complex With Atp And Magnesium  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Alanyl-tRNA synthetase  
         PSI-BLAST Alanyl-tRNA synthetase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Escherichia coli K12]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    CYTOCHROME_C    AA_TRNA_LIGASE_II_2     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG0013J 
    EcoCyc alaS 

MMBR References
J Bacteriol. 1968;95(3):991-7.
Selection of temperature-sensitive activating enzyme mutants in Escherichia coli.
Kaplan S, Anderson D. ( 4868365 )
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1984;122(1):62-7.
The complete amino acid sequence of aspartate aminotransferase from Escherichia coli: sequence comparison with pig isoenzymes.
Kondo K, Wakabayashi S, Yagi T, Kagamiyama H. ( 6378205 )
J Biol Chem. 1981;256:205-211
Cloning, partial sequencing, and in vitro transcription of the gene for alanine tRNA synthetase.
Putney, S. D., D. L. Melendez, and P. Schimmel.
Science. 1981;213(4515):1497-501.
Primary structure of a large aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase.
Putney SD, Royal NJ, Neuman de Vegvar H, Herlihy WC, Biemann K, Schimmel P. ( 7025207 )
Nature. 1981;291(5817):632-5.
An aminoacyl tRNA synthetase binds to a specific DNA sequence and regulates its gene transcription.
Putney SD, Schimmel P. ( 6264314 )
EMBO J. 1989;8:317-323
The Escherichia coli lov gene product connects peptidoglycan synthesis, ribosomes and growth rate.
Bouloc, P., A. Jaffe, and R. D'Ari.
EMBO J. 1992;11:1493-1501
Penicillin binding protein 2 is dispensable in Escherichia coli when ppGpp synthesis is induced.
Vinella, D., R. D'Ari, and P. Bouloc.

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MSKSTAEIRQ AFLDFFHSKG HQVVASSSLV PHNDPTLLFT NAGMNQFKDV FLGLDKRNYS RATTSQRCVR 
0071 AGGKHNDLEN VGYTARHHTF FEMLGNFSFG DYFKHDAIQF AWELLTSEKW FALPKERLWV TVYESDDEAY 
0141 EIWEKEVGIP RERIIRIGDN KGAPYASDNF WQMGDTGPCG PCTEIFYDHG DHIWGGPPGS PEEDGDRYIE 
0211 IWNIVFMQFN RQADGTMEPL PKPSVDTGMG LERIAAVLQH VNSNYDIDLF RTLIQAVAKV TGATDLSNKS 
0281 LRVIADHIRS CAFLIADGVM PSNENRGYVL RRIIRRAVRH GNMLGAKETF FYKLVGPLID VMGSAGEDLK 
0351 RQQAQVEQVL KTEEEQFART LERGLALLDE ELAKLSGDTL DGETAFRLYD TYGFPVDLTA DVCRERNIKV 
0421 DEAGFEAAME EQRRRAREAS GFGADYNAMI RVDSASEFKG YDHLELNGKV TALFVDGKAV DAINAGQEAV 
0491 VVLDQTPFYA ESGGQVGDKG ELKGANFSFA VEDTQKYGQA IGHIGKLAAG SLKVGDAVQA DVDEARRARI 
0561 RLNHSATHLM HAALRQVLGT HVSQKGSLVN DKVLRFDFSH NEAMKPEEIR AVEDLVNTQI RRNLPIETNI 
0631 MDLEAAKAKG AMALFGEKYD ERVRVLSMGD FSTELCGGTH ASRTGDIGLF RIISESGTAA GVRRIEAVTG 
0701 EGAIATVHAD SDRLSEVAHL LKGDSNNLAD KVRSVLERTR QLEKELQQLK EQAAAQESAN LSSKAIDVNG 
0771 VKLLVSELSG VEPKMLRTMV DDLKNQLGST IIVLATVVEG KVSLIAGVSK DVTDRVKAGE LIGMVAQQVG 
0841 GKGGGRPDMA QAGGTDAAAL PAALASVKGW VSAKLQ

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             aagaaaactt atcttattcc cacttttcag 
-070 ttaccagccc ggcggttaag acacgctgga gctggtggcg atatttcgtt agcttgattt caggataatt 
0001 atgagcaaga gcaccgctga gatccgtcag gcgtttctcg actttttcca tagtaaggga catcaggtag 
0071 ttgccagcag ctccctggta ccccataacg acccaacttt gttgtttacc aacgccggga tgaaccagtt 
0141 caaggatgtg ttccttgggc tcgacaagcg taattattcc cgcgctacca cttcccaacg ctgcgtgcgt 
0211 gcgggtggta aacacaacga cctggaaaac gtcggttaca ccgcgcgtca ccataccttc ttcgaaatgc 
0281 tgggcaactt cagcttcggc gactatttca aacacgatgc cattcagttt gcatgggaac tgctgaccag 
0351 cgaaaaatgg tttgccctgc cgaaagagcg tctgtgggtt accgtctatg aaagcgacga cgaagcctac 
0421 gaaatctggg aaaaagaagt agggatcccg cgcgaacgta ttattcgcat cggcgataac aaaggtgcgc 
0491 catacgcatc tgacaacttc tggcagatgg gtgacactgg tccgtgcggc ccgtgcaccg aaatcttcta 
0561 cgatcacggc gaccacattt gggggggccc tccgggaagc ccggaagaag acggcgaccg ctacattgag 
0631 atctggaaca tcgtcttcat gcagttcaac cgccaggccg atggcacgat ggaaccgctg ccgaagccgt 
0701 ctgtagatac cggtatgggt ctggagcgta ttgctgcggt gctgcaacac gttaactcta actatgacat 
0771 cgacctgttc cgcacgctga tccaggcggt agcgaaagtc actggcgcaa ccgatctgag caataaatcg 
0841 ctgcgcgtaa tcgctgacca cattcgttct tgtgcgttcc tgatcgcgga tggcgtaatg ccgtccaatg 
0911 aaaaccgtgg ttatgtactg cgtcgtatca ttcgtcgcgc agtgcgtcac ggtaatatgc tcggcgcgaa 
0981 agaaaccttc ttctacaaac tggttggtcc gctgatcgac gttatgggct ctgcgggtga agacctgaaa 
1051 cgccagcagg cgcaggttga gcaggtgctg aagactgaag aagagcagtt tgctcgtact ctggagcgcg 
1121 gtctggcgtt gctggatgaa gagctggcaa aactttctgg tgatacgctg gatggtgaaa ctgctttccg 
1191 tctgtacgac acctatggct tcccggttga cctgacggct gatgtttgtc gtgagcgcaa catcaaagtt 
1261 gacgaagctg gttttgaagc tgcaatggaa gagcagcgtc gtcgcgcgcg cgaagccagc ggctttggtg 
1331 ccgattacaa cgcaatgatc cgtgttgaca gtgcatctga atttaaaggc tatgaccatc tggaactgaa 
1401 cggcaaagtg actgcgctgt ttgttgatgg taaagcggtt gatgccatca atgcaggcca ggaagctgtg 
1471 gtcgtgctgg atcaaacgcc attctatgcg gaatccggcg gtcaggttgg cgataaaggc gaactgaaag 
1541 gcgctaactt ctcctttgcg gtggaagata cgcagaaata cggccaggcg attggtcaca tcggtaaact 
1611 tgctgcgggt tctctgaaag tgggcgacgc ggtgcaggct gatgttgatg aggctcgtcg cgcccgtatt 
1681 cgtctgaatc actccgcaac gcacctgatg cacgctgcgc tgcgccaggt tctgggtact catgtatcgc 
1751 agaaaggttc actggttaac gacaaggtgc tgcgcttcga cttctcacac aacgaagcga tgaaaccaga 
1821 agagattcgt gcggtcgaag acctggtgaa cacacagatt cgtcgcaatt tgccgatcga aaccaacatc 
1891 atggatctcg aagcggcgaa agcgaaaggt gcgatggcgc tgttcggcga gaagtatgat gagcgcgtac 
1961 gcgtgctgag catgggcgat ttctctaccg agttgtgtgg cggtactcac gccagccgca ctggtgatat 
2031 tggtctgttc cgcatcatct ctgaatcggg tactgctgca ggcgttcgtc gtatcgaagc ggtaaccgga 
2101 gaaggtgcta tcgccaccgt tcatgcagac agcgatcgct taagcgaagt cgcgcatctg ctgaaaggcg 
2171 atagcaataa tctggctgat aaagtgcgct cagtactgga acgtacgcgt cagctggaaa aagagttaca 
2241 acagcttaaa gaacaagctg ccgcacagga gagcgcaaat ctttccagta aggcaattga tgttaatggt 
2311 gttaagctgt tggttagcga gcttagcggt gttgagccga aaatgttgcg taccatggtt gacgatttaa 
2381 aaaatcagct ggggtcgaca attatcgtgc tggcaacggt agtcgaaggt aaggtttctc tgattgcagg 
2451 cgtatctaag gacgtcacag atcgtgtgaa agcaggggaa ctgattggta tggtcgctca gcaggtgggc 
2521 ggcaagggtg gtggacgtcc tgacatggcg caagccggtg gtacggatgc tgcggcctta cctgcagcgt 
2591 tagccagtgt gaaaggctgg gtcagcgcga aattgcaata atataagcgt caggcaatgc cgtggactcg 
2661 cttcacggca ttcgcattaa cgctatcgac aacgataaag tcaggttgaa gttgtgtata tcggctaaac 
2731 t