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Gene Report : folC
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class essential
     References (PMID)
Arch Biochem Biophys. 1991;284(1):9-16.
Mutagenesis of the folC gene encoding folylpolyglutamate synthetase-dihydrofolate synthetase in Escherichia coli.
Kimlova LJ, Pyne C, Keshavjee K, Huy J, Beebakhee G, Bognar AL. ( 1989505 )
     Deletion OCL64 (D)  ,  OCL64-9 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  folC
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  folC   Search strains by all related name:  folC b2315 dedC ECK2309 JW2312

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name folC  
 Alternative name b2315,dedC,ECK2309,JW2312  
 Location, Length 2,429,696 - 2,430,964 (  -  ) ;   52.37 min ; 1269 (bp) ,   422 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product bifunctional folylpolyglutamate synthase/ dihydrofolate synthase  
 Operon Name folC-dedD  
 Note dihydrofolate:folylpolyglutamate synthetase; dihydrofolate synthetase; GO_process: GO:0046656 - folic acid biosynthetic process  
 Function enzyme; Biosynthesis of cofactors, carriers: Folic acid  
 Gene Ontology GO:0000166 ; nucleotide binding ( folC )
GO:0003824 ; catalytic activity ( folC )
GO:0004326 ; tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate synthase activity ( folC )
GO:0005515 ; protein binding ( folC )
GO:0005524 ; ATP binding ( folC )
GO:0006730 ; one-carbon compound metabolic process ( folC )
GO:0008841 ; dihydrofolate synthase activity ( folC )
GO:0009058 ; biosynthetic process ( folC )
GO:0009396 ; folic acid and derivative biosynthetic process ( folC )
GO:0016874 ; ligase activity ( folC )
GO:0046656 ; folic acid biosynthetic process ( folC )
 PID 1788654  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
6.3.2.12   6.3.2.17  
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene folC ( EG10327 )  
    Number of removed 0 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 2 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) FOLC_ECOLI ( P08192 ; P78237 )
    -  Protein name FolC bifunctional protein  
    -  Synonyms  
    -  Gene name Name=folC; Synonyms=dedC; OrderedLocusNames=b2315;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   2420.0  –  2445.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP folC (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, E.Coli Folc In Complex With Dhpp And Adp  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST FolC bifunctional protein [Includes: Folylpolyglutamate synthase  
         PSI-BLAST UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST bifunctional folylpolyglutamate synthase/ dihydrofolate synthase [Escherichia coli K12]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    TYR_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    RGD    FOLYLPOLYGLU_SYNT_1    FOLYLPOLYGLU_SYNT_2     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG0285H 
    EcoCyc folC 

MMBR References
In J. Blair (ed.), Chemistry and biology of pteridines. W. de Gruyter, New York, N.Y. 1983:585-589
Isolation and characterization of an E. coli mutant affected in dihydrofolate- and folylpolyglutamate-synthetase.
Ferone, R., S. C. Singer, M. H. Hanlon, and S. Roland.
J Biol Chem. 1987;262:12209-12217
The hisT-purF region of the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. Identification of additional genes of the hisT and purF operons.
Nonet, M. L., C. C. Marvel, and D. R. Tolan.
J Biol Chem. 1987;262:12337-12343
Primary structure of the Escherichia coli folC gene and its folypolyglutamate synthetase-dihydrofolate synthetase product and regulation of expression by an upstream gene.
Bognar, A. L., C. Osborne, and B. Shane.

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MIIKRTPQAA SPLASWLSYL ENLHSKTIDL GLERVSLVAA RLGVLKPAPF VFTVAGTNGK GTTCRTLESI 
0071 LMAAGYKVGV YSSPHLVRYT ERVRVQGQEL PESAHTASFA EIESARGDIS LTYFEYGTLS ALWLFKQAQL 
0141 DVVILEVGLG GRLDATNIVD ADVAVVTSIA LDHTDWLGPD RESIGREKAG IFRSEKPAIV GEPEMPSTIA 
0211 DVAQEKGALL QRRGVEWNYS VTDHDWAFSD AHGTLENLPL PLVPQPNAAT ALAALRASGL EVSENAIRDG 
0281 IASAILPGRF QIVSESPRVI FDVAHNPHAA EYLTGRMKAL PKNGRVLAVI GMLHDKDIAG TLAWLKSVVD 
0351 DWYCAPLEGP RGATAEQLLE HLGNGKSFDS VAQAWDAAMA DAKAEDTVLV CGSFHTVAHV MEVIDARRSG 
0421 GK

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             cccggtaccg gatcaggaac ctgaggcctg 
-070 ataactgata agggcagggc cactggctct gcccttttgc tattctcacc gtaacgaatc agcggatacc 
0001 atgattatca aacgcactcc tcaagccgcg tcgcctctgg cttcgtggct ttcttatctg gaaaacctgc 
0071 acagtaaaac tatcgatctc ggccttgagc gcgtgagcct ggtcgcggcg cgtcttggcg tcctgaaacc 
0141 agcgccattt gtgtttaccg ttgcgggtac gaatggcaaa ggcaccacct gccgtacgct ggagtcgatt 
0211 ctgatggcgg cagggtacaa agtgggcgtc tacagttcgc ctcatctggt gcgttatacc gagcgcgtac 
0281 gtgtgcaggg ccaggaattg ccggaatcgg cccacaccgc ctcttttgcg gagattgaat cggcacgcgg 
0351 tgatatttcc ctgacctatt tcgagtacgg tacgctgtcg gcgttgtggc tgttcaagca ggcacaactt 
0421 gacgtggtga ttctggaagt agggctgggc ggtcgtctgg acgcaaccaa tattgtcgac gccgatgtcg 
0491 cggtagtaac cagtattgcg ctggatcata ccgactggct gggtccagat cgcgaaagta ttggtcgcga 
0561 gaaagcaggc atcttccgca gcgaaaaacc ggcaattgtc ggtgagccgg aaatgccttc taccattgct 
0631 gatgtggcgc aggaaaaagg tgcactgtta caacgtcggg gcgttgagtg gaactattcc gtcaccgatc 
0701 atgactgggc gtttagcgat gctcacggca cgctggaaaa tctgccgttg ccgcttgtcc cgcaaccgaa 
0771 tgccgcaaca gcgctggcgg cactgcgtgc cagcgggctg gaagtcagtg aaaatgccat tcgcgacggg 
0841 attgccagcg caattttgcc gggacgtttc cagattgtga gcgagtcgcc acgcgttatt tttgatgtcg 
0911 cgcataatcc acatgcggcg gaatatctca ccgggcgtat gaaagcgcta ccgaaaaacg ggcgcgtgct 
0981 ggcggttatc ggtatgctac atgataaaga tattgccgga actctggcct ggttgaaaag cgtggttgat 
1051 gactggtatt gtgcgccact ggaagggccg cgcggtgcca cggcagaaca actgcttgag catttgggta 
1121 acggcaaatc atttgatagc gttgcgcagg catgggatgc cgcaatggcg gacgctaaag cggaagacac 
1191 cgtgctggtg tgtggttctt tccacacggt cgcacatgtc atggaagtga ttgacgcgag gagaagcggt 
1261 ggcaagtaag tttcagaatc ggttagtggg cacgatcgtg ctggtggcgc tgggggtgat tgtacttcca 
1331 gggctgctgg acgggcagaa aaaacattat caggatgag