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Gene Report : fepA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)  
     Deletion DE(ompT-fepC)266  ,  OCR44,45-2 (LD 12-1_P/O) (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  fepA
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  fepA   Search strains by all related name:  fepA b0584 cbr cbt ECK0576 fep feuB JW5086

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name fepA  
 Alternative name b0584,cbr,cbt,ECK0576,fep,feuB,JW5086  
 Location, Length 609,477 - 611,717 (  -  ) ;   13.14 min ; 2241 (bp) ,   746 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product iron-enterobactin outer membrane transporter  
 Operon Name fepA-entD  
 Note outer membrane receptor for ferric enterobactin (enterochelin) and colicins B and D; GO_component: GO:0009274 - peptidoglycan-based cell wall; GO_component: GO:0009279 - cell outer membrane; GO_process: GO:0006826 - iron ion transport  
 Function membrane; Transport of small molecules: Cations  
 Gene Ontology GO:0004872 ; receptor activity ( fepA )
GO:0005215 ; transporter activity ( fepA )
GO:0005506 ; iron ion binding ( fepA )
GO:0006810 ; transport ( fepA )
GO:0006811 ; ion transport ( fepA )
GO:0006826 ; iron ion transport ( fepA )
GO:0009279 ; cell outer membrane ( fepA )
GO:0015343 ; siderophore-iron transmembrane transporter activity ( fepA )
GO:0015891 ; siderophore transport ( fepA )
GO:0016020 ; membrane ( fepA )
GO:0016021 ; integral to membrane ( fepA )
GO:0019867 ; outer membrane ( fepA )
 PID 1786798  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
 
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene fepA ( EG10293 )  
    Number of removed 22 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 2 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) FEPA_ECOLI ( P05825 ; P75722; P76821; P77093 )
    -  Protein name Ferrienterobactin receptor precursor  
    -  Synonyms Enterobactin outer-membrane receptor  
    -  Gene name Name=fepA; Synonyms=fep, feuB; OrderedLocusNames=b0584;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   600.0  –  625.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP fepA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Ferric Enterobactin Receptor  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Ferrienterobactin receptor precursor  
         PSI-BLAST Ferrienterobactin receptor precursor
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST ferrienterobactin receptor precursor [Escherichia coli]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    CAMP_PHOSPHO_SITE    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    TYR_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    PROKAR_LIPOPROTEIN    RGD    MICROBODIES_CTER    TONB_DEPENDENT_REC_1    TONB_DEPENDENT_REC_2     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG4771P 
    EcoCyc fepA 

MMBR References
Gene. 1985;34(1):47-54.
Physical and genetic characterization of cloned enterobactin genomic sequences from Escherichia coli K-12.
Fleming TP, Nahlik MS, Neilands JB, McIntosh MA. ( 3159622 )
J Bacteriol. 1994;176:3944-3955
Promoter and operator determinants for Fur-mediated iron regulation in the bidirectional fepA-fes control region of the Escherichia coli enterobactin gene system.
Hunt, M. D., G. S. Pettis, and M. A. McIntosh.
J Biol Chem. 1986;261:10797-10801
Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the ferrienterochelin receptor fepA in Escherichia coli: homology among outer membrane receptors which interact with TonB.
Lundrigan, M. D., and R. J. Kadner.
J Bacteriol. 1987;169(8):3638-46.
Genetic organization of multiple fep genes encoding ferric enterobactin transport functions in Escherichia coli.
Ozenberger BA, Nahlik MS, McIntosh MA. ( 2956250 )
J Biol Chem. 1988;263:18857-18863
Transcriptional mapping and nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli fepA-fes enterobactin region. Identification of a unique iron-regulated bidirectional promoter.
Pettis, G. S., R. J. Brickman, and M. A. McIntosh.
J Bacteriol. 1983;155(1):330-6.
Two fep genes are required for ferrienterochelin uptake in Escherichia coli K-12.
Pierce JR, Pickett CL, Earhart CF. ( 6223021 )
J Bacteriol. 1976;126(3):1052-62.
Iron uptake in colicin B-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli K-12.
Pugsley AP, Reeves P. ( 7543 )
Mol Microbiol. 1991;5(6):1415-28.
Nucleotide sequence and genetic organization of the ferric enterobactin transport system: homology to other periplasmic binding protein-dependent systems in Escherichia coli.
Shea CM, McIntosh MA. ( 1838574 )
J Bacteriol. 1978;133(2):661-6.
Involvement of inner and outer membrane components in the transport of iron and in colicin B action in Escherichia coli.
Wookey P, Rosenberg H. ( 146699 )
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1984;25:111-116.
Characterization of a plasmid carrying the Escherichia coli K-12 entD, fepA, fes and entF genes.
Coderre, P. E., and C. F. Earhart.

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MNKKIHSLAL LVNLGIYGVA QAQEPTDTPV SHDDTIVVTA AEQNLQAPGV STITADEIRK NPVARDVSKI 
0071 IRTMPGVNLT GNSTSGQRGN NRQIDIRGMG PENTLILIDG KPVSSRNSVR QGWRGERDTR GDTSWVPPEM 
0141 IERIEVLRGP AAARYGNGAA GGVVNIITKK GSGEWHGSWD AYFNAPEHKE EGATKRTNFS LTGPLGDEFS 
0211 FRLYGNLDKT QADAWDINQG HQSARAGTYA TTLPAGREGV INKDINGVVR WDFAPLQSLE LEAGYSRQGN 
0281 LYAGDTQNTN SDSYTRSKYG DETNRLYRQN YALTWNGGWD NGVTTSNWVQ YEHTRNSRIP EGLAGGTEGK 
0351 FNEKATQDFV DIDLDDVMLH SEVNLPIDFL VNQTLTLGTE WNQQRMKDLS SNTQALTGTN TGGAIDGVST 
0421 TDRSPYSKAE IFSLFAENNM ELTDSTIVTP GLRFDHHSIV GNNWSPALNI SQGLGDDFTL KMGIARAYKA 
0491 PSLYQTNPNY ILYSKGQGCY ASAGGCYLQG NDDLKAETSI NKEIGLEFKR DGWLAGVTWF RNDYRNKIEA 
0561 GYVAVGQNAV GTDLYQWDNV PKAVVEGLEG SLNVPVSETV MWTNNITYML KSENKTTGDR LSIIPEYTLN 
0631 STLSWQARED LSMQTTFTWY GKQQPKKYNY KGQPAVGPET KEISPYSIVG LSATWDVTKN VSLTGGVDNL 
0701 FDKRLWRAGN AQTTGDLAGA NYIAGAGAYT YNEPGRTWYM SVNTHF

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             tctttcagga tcaaaggttt tcgcggtagc 
-070 gggatgcgtc gtgttgatga cgaccatgcc cgacagttgc aattcgtggc aaaaatgcag gaataaaaca 
0001 atgaacaaga agattcattc cctggccttg ttggtcaatc tggggattta tggggtagcg caggcacaag 
0071 agccgaccga tactcctgtt tcacatgacg atactattgt cgttaccgcc gccgagcaga acttacaggc 
0141 gcctggcgtt tcgaccatca ccgcagatga aatccgcaaa aacccggttg cccgcgatgt gtcgaagatc 
0211 atccgtacca tgccaggcgt taacctgacc ggtaactcca ccagtggtca gcgtgggaat aaccgacaga 
0281 ttgatattcg cggtatgggt ccggaaaaca cgctgatttt gattgacggc aagccggtaa gcagccgtaa 
0351 ctcggtgcgt cagggctggc gtggcgagcg cgatacccgt ggtgatactt cctgggtgcc acctgaaatg 
0421 attgaacgta ttgaagttct gcgtggtccg gcagctgcgc gttatggcaa cggcgcggcg ggcggcgtgg 
0491 ttaacatcat taccaaaaaa ggcagcggcg agtggcacgg ctcctgggac gcatatttca atgcgccaga 
0561 acataaagag gaaggtgcca ccaaacgcac taactttagc ctgaccggtc cgctgggcga cgaattcagc 
0631 ttccgtttgt atggcaacct cgacaaaacc caggctgacg cgtgggatat caaccagggc catcagtccg 
0701 cgcgtgccgg aacgtatgcc acgacgttac cagccgggcg cgaaggggta atcaacaaag atattaatgg 
0771 cgtggtgcgc tgggatttcg cgccattgca atcgctggaa ctggaagcag gttacagccg ccagggtaac 
0841 ctgtatgcgg gcgacaccca gaataccaac tccgattcct atacccgctc gaaatatggc gatgaaacca 
0911 accgtctgta tcgccagaac tacgcgctga cctggaacgg tggctgggat aacggcgtga ccaccagcaa 
0981 ctgggtgcag tacgaacaca cccgtaactc gcgtattccg gaaggtctgg cgggcggtac cgaagggaaa 
1051 tttaacgaaa aagcgacaca ggatttcgtc gatatcgatc ttgatgacgt gatgctgcac agcgaagtta 
1121 acctgccgat tgatttcctc gttaaccaga cgctgacgct gggtacggag tggaatcagc aacggatgaa 
1191 ggacttaagt tccaacaccc aggcactgac cggaacgaat accggtggcg ctattgatgg cgtgagtacc 
1261 accgaccgta gcccgtattc aaaagcagaa attttctcgc tgtttgccga aaacaacatg gagctgactg 
1331 acagcaccat cgtaacgccg gggctgcgtt tcgatcatca cagtattgtc ggcaataact ggagcccggc 
1401 gctgaacata tcgcaaggtt taggcgatga cttcacgctg aaaatgggca tcgcccgtgc ttataaagcg 
1471 ccgagcctgt accagactaa cccgaactac attctctaca gtaaaggtca gggttgctat gccagcgcgg 
1541 gcggctgcta tctgcaaggt aacgatgacc tgaaagcaga aaccagcatc aacaaagaga ttggtctgga 
1611 gttcaaacgc gacgggtggc tggcgggcgt cacctggttc cgtaacgatt atcgcaataa gattgaagcg 
1681 ggctatgtgg ctgtagggca aaacgcagtc ggcaccgatc tctatcagtg ggataacgtg ccgaaagcgg 
1751 tggttgaagg tctggaagga tcgttaaacg taccggttag cgaaacggtg atgtggacca ataacatcac 
1821 ttatatgctg aagagtgaaa acaaaaccac gggcgaccgt ttgtcgatca tcccggagta tacgttgaac 
1891 tcaacgctga gctggcaggc acgggaagat ttgtcgatgc aaacgacctt cacctggtac ggcaagcagc 
1961 agccgaagaa gtacaactat aaaggtcagc cagcggttgg accggaaacc aaagaaatta gtccttacag 
2031 cattgttggc ctgagcgcga cctgggatgt gacgaagaat gtcagtctga ccggcggcgt ggacaatctg 
2101 ttcgacaaac gtttgtggcg tgcgggtaat gcccagacca cgggcgattt ggcaggggcc aactatatcg 
2171 ccggtgccgg ggcgtatacc tataacgagc cgggacgtac gtggtatatg agcgtaaaca cccacttctg 
2241 atgctaacgt cagattgttg acaaagtgcg cgtcgttcat gccggatgcg gcgtgaacgc cttatccggc 
2311 ctacaaaaat cttgccaatt caatatattg c