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Gene Report : relA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)  
     Deletion LD3-18-1 (LD)  ,  OCL44,45-1 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  relA
Related strains
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General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name relA  
 Alternative name b2784,ECK2778,JW2755,RC  
 Location, Length 2,909,439 - 2,911,673 (  -  ) ;   62.71 min ; 2235 (bp) ,   744 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product (p)ppGpp synthetase I/GTP pyrophosphokinase  
 Operon Name relA-chpRA-mazG  
 Note (p)ppGpp synthetase I (GTP pyrophosphokinase); regulation of RNA synthesis; stringent factor; GO_component: GO:0005737 - cytoplasm; GO_process: GO:0015949 - nucleobase, nucleoside and nucleotide interconversion  
 Function enzyme; Global regulatory functions  
 Gene Ontology GO:0008152 ; metabolic process ( relA )
GO:0008728 ; GTP diphosphokinase activity ( relA )
GO:0015969 ; guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process ( relA )
GO:0016301 ; kinase activity ( relA )
GO:0016597 ; amino acid binding ( relA )
GO:0016740 ; transferase activity ( relA )
 PID 1789147  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
2.7.6.5  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) RELA_ECOLI ( P11585 )
    -  Protein name GTP pyrophosphokinase  
    -  Synonyms EC 2.7.6.5, ATP:GTP 3'-pyrophosphotransferase, ppGpp synthetase I) ((p)ppGpp synthetase  
    -  Gene name OrderedLocusNames=b2784, c3347, z4099, ECs3644, SF2797, S2991;  

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View Location
   2900.0  –  2925.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP relA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Crystal Structure Of The Bifunctional Catalytic Fragment Of Relseq, The RelaSPOT HOMOLOG FROM STREPTOCOCCUS Equisimilis.  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST GTP pyrophosphokinase (ATP:GTP 3'-pyrophosphotransferase) (ppGpp synthetase I) ((P)ppGpp synthetase)  
         PSI-BLAST GTP pyrophosphokinase (ATP:GTP 3'-pyrophosphotransferase) (ppGpp synthetase I) ((P)ppGpp synthetase)
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST (p)ppGpp synthetase I (GTP pyrophosphokinase); regulation of RNA synthesis; stringent factor [Escherichia coli O157:H7 EDL933]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    TYR_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG0317TK 
    EcoCyc relA 

MMBR References
J Bacteriol. 1968;95(2):729-31.
Isolation of "relaxed" mutants of Escherichia coli.
Fiil N, Friesen JD. ( 4867755 )
Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-Le-Grand) 1994;40:899-905.
A role for polyamines in the control of ppGpp levels in Escherichia coli.
Goldemberg, S. H.
Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-Le-Grand) 1996;42:719-727.
In vitro studies on ppGpp synthetase I from polyamine-starved and unstarved Escherichia coli.
Goldemberg, S. H.
J Biol Chem. 1989;264:9122-9125
Protein sequences encoded by the relA and the spoT genes of Escherichia coli are interrelated.
Metzger, S., E. Sarubbi, G. Glaser, and M. Cashel.
J Biol Chem. 1989;264:21146-21152
Characterization of the relA1 mutation and a comparison of relA1 with new relA null alleles in Escherichia coli.
Metzger, S., G. Schreiber, E. Aizenman, M. Cashel, and G. Glaser.
J Biol Chem. 1988;263:15699-15704
The nucleotide sequence and characterization of the relA gene of Escherichia coli.
Metzger, S., I. B. Dror, E. Aizenman, G. Schreiber, M. Toone, J. D. Friesen, M. Cashel, and G. Glaser.
J Mol Biol. 1996;259(1):41-57.
Control of spoT-dependent ppGpp synthesis and degradation in Escherichia coli.
Murray KD, Bremer H. ( 8648647 )
J Bacteriol. 1976;127(3):1587-9.
Method for the isolation of Escherichia coli relaxed mutants, utilizing near-ultraviolet irradiation.
Ramabhadran TV. ( 783151 )
J Biol Chem. 1991;266:3760-3767
Overexpression of the relA gene in Escherichia coli.
Schreiber, G., S. Metzger, E. Aizenman, S. Roza, M. Cashel, and G. Glaser.
J Biol Chem. 1993;268:2307-2311
Guanosine tetraphosphate inhibits protein synthesis in vivo. A possible protective mechanism for starvation stress in Escherichia coli.
Svitil, A. L., M. Cashel, and J. W. Zyskind.
J Biol Chem. 1991;266:5980-5990
Residual guanosine 3',5'-bispyrophosphate synthetic activity of relA null mutants can be eliminated by spoT null mutations.
Xiao, H., M. Kalman, K. Ikehara, S. Zemel, G. Glaser, and M. Cashel.
Mol Gen Genet. 1979;176(3):343-50.
Involvement of cyclic AMP and its receptor protein in the sensitivity of Escherichia coli K 12 toward serine: excretion of 2-ketobutyrate, a precursor of isoleucine.
Daniel J, Danchin A. ( 230407 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MVAVRSAHIN KAGEFDPEKW IASLGITSQK SCECLAETWA YCLQQTQGHP DASLLLWRGV EMVEILSTLS 
0071 MDIDTLRAAL LFPLADANVV SEDVLRESVG KSVVNLIHGV RDMAAIRQLK ATHTDSVSSE QVDNVRRMLL 
0141 AMVDDFRCVV IKLAERIAHL REVKDAPEDE RVLAAKECTN IYAPLANRLG IGQLKWELED YCFRYLHPTE 
0211 YKRIAKLLHE RRLDREHYIE EFVGHLRAEM KAEGVKAEVY GRPKHIYSIW RKMQKKNLAF DELFDVRAVR 
0281 IVAERLQDCY AALGIVHTHY RHLPDEFDDY VANPKPNGYQ SIHTVVLGPG GKTVEIQIRT KQMHEDAELG 
0351 VAAHWKYKEG AAAGGARSGH EDRIAWLRKL IAWQEEMADS GEMLDEVRSQ VFDDRVYVFT PKGDVVDLPA 
0421 GSTPLDFAYH IHSDVGHRCI GAKIGGRIVP FTYQLQMGDQ IEIITQKQPN PSRDWLNPNL GYVTTSRGRS 
0491 KIHAWFRKQD RDKNILAGRQ ILDDELEHLG ISLKEAEKHL LPRYNFNDVD ELLAAIGGGD IRLNQMVNFL 
0561 QSQFNKPSAE EQDAAALKQL QQKSYTPQNR SKDNGRVVVE GVGNLMHHIA RCCQPIPGDE IVGFITQGRG 
0631 ISVHRADCEQ LAELRSHAPE RIVDAVWGES YSAGYSLVVR VVANDRSGLL RDITTILANE KVNVLGVASR 
0701 SDTKQQLATI DMTIEIYNLQ VLGRVLGKLN QVPDVIDARR LHGS

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             tcccacacac gggacatctg gaatcgatgg 
-070 tacttttctc gcgcgttaaa tagttgcgat ttgccgattt cggcaggtct ggtccctaaa ggagaggacg 
0001 atggttgcgg taagaagtgc acatatcaat aaggctggtg aatttgatcc ggaaaaatgg atcgcaagtc 
0071 tgggtattac cagccagaag tcgtgtgagt gcttagccga aacctgggcg tattgtctgc aacagacgca 
0141 ggggcatccg gatgccagtc tgttattgtg gcgtggtgtt gagatggtgg agatcctctc gacattaagt 
0211 atggacattg acacgctgcg ggcggcgctg cttttccctc tggcggatgc caacgtagtc agcgaagatg 
0281 tgctgcgtga gagcgtcggt aagtcggtcg ttaaccttat tcacggcgtg cgtgatatgg cggcgatccg 
0351 ccagctgaaa gcgacgcaca ctgattctgt ttcctccgaa caggtcgata acgttcgccg gatgttattg 
0421 gcgatggtcg atgattttcg ctgcgtagtc atcaaactgg cggagcgtat tgctcatctg cgcgaagtaa 
0491 aagatgcgcc ggaagatgaa cgtgtactgg cggcaaaaga gtgtaccaac atctacgcac cgctggctaa 
0561 ccgtctcgga atcggacaac tgaaatggga actggaagat tactgcttcc gttacctcca tccaaccgaa 
0631 tacaaacgaa ttgccaaact gctgcatgaa cggcgtctcg accgcgaaca ctacatcgaa gagttcgttg 
0701 gtcatctgcg cgctgagatg aaagctgaag gcgttaaagc ggaagtgtat ggtcgtccga aacacatcta 
0771 cagcatctgg cgtaaaatgc agaaaaagaa cctcgccttt gatgagctgt ttgatgtgcg tgcggtacgt 
0841 attgtcgccg agcgtttaca ggattgctat gccgcactgg ggatagtgca cactcactat cgccacctgc 
0911 cggatgagtt tgacgattac gtcgctaacc cgaaaccaaa cggttatcag tctattcata ccgtggttct 
0981 ggggccgggt ggaaaaaccg ttgagatcca aatccgcacc aaacagatgc atgaagatgc agagttgggt 
1051 gttgctgcgc actggaaata taaagagggc gcggctgctg gcggcgcacg ttcgggacat gaagaccgga 
1121 ttgcctggct gcgtaaactg attgcgtggc aggaagagat ggctgattcc ggcgaaatgc tcgacgaagt 
1191 acgtagtcag gtctttgacg accgggtgta cgtctttacg ccgaaaggtg atgtcgttga tttgcctgcg 
1261 ggatcaacgc cgctggactt cgcttaccac atccacagtg atgtcggaca ccgctgcatc ggggcaaaaa 
1331 ttggcgggcg cattgtgccg ttcacctacc agctgcagat gggcgaccag attgaaatta tcacccagaa 
1401 acagccgaac cccagccgtg actggttaaa cccaaacctc ggttacgtca caaccagccg tgggcgttcg 
1471 aaaattcacg cctggttccg taaacaggac cgtgacaaaa acattctggc tgggcggcaa atccttgacg 
1541 acgagctgga acatctgggg atcagcctga aagaagcaga aaaacatctg ctgccgcgtt acaacttcaa 
1611 tgatgtcgac gagttgctgg cggcgattgg tggcggggat atccgtctca atcagatggt gaacttcctg 
1681 caatcgcaat ttaataagcc gagtgccgaa gagcaggacg ccgccgcgct gaagcaactt cagcaaaaaa 
1751 gctacacgcc gcaaaaccgc agtaaagata acggtcgcgt ggtagtcgaa ggtgttggca acctgatgca 
1821 ccacatcgcg cgctgctgcc agccgattcc tggagatgag attgtcggct tcattaccca ggggcgcggt 
1891 atttcagtac accgcgccga ttgcgaacaa ctggcggaac tgcgctccca tgcgccagaa cgcattgttg 
1961 acgcggtatg gggtgagagc tactccgccg gatattcgct ggtggtccgc gtggtagcta atgatcgtag 
2031 tgggttgtta cgtgatatca cgaccattct cgccaacgag aaggtgaacg tgcttggcgt tgccagccgt 
2101 agcgacacca aacagcaact ggcgaccatc gacatgacca ttgagattta caacctgcaa gtgctggggc 
2171 gcgtgctggg taaactcaac caggtgccgg atgttatcga cgcgcgtcgg ttgcacggga gttaggccga 
2241 aatttgctcg tatctacaat gtagattgat atatactgta tctacatatg atagcggttt gaggaaaggg 
2311 ttatgatcca cagtagcgta aagcg