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tap methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein Tap [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946397, updated on 11-Apr-2024

Summary

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Gene symbol
tap
Gene description
methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein Tap
Primary source
ASAP:ABE-0006288
Locus tag
b1885
See related
ECOCYC:EG10987
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK1886
Summary
Tap sense dipeptides indirectly through the periplasmic dipeptide binding protein DppA. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG10987]. The tap gene product is one of four methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs) in Escherichia coli. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10987].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1969383..1970984, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene protein-glutamate methylesterase/protein glutamine deamidase Neighboring gene chemotaxis protein methyltransferase Neighboring gene methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein Tar Neighboring gene chemotaxis protein CheW

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Bacterial chemotaxis to atrazine and related s-triazines. Liu X, et al. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2009 Sep. PMID 19581468, Free PMC Article
  2. Chemotaxis of Escherichia coli to pyrimidines: a new role for the signal transducer tap. Liu X, et al. J Bacteriol, 2008 Feb. PMID 18065551, Free PMC Article
  3. Studies on bacterial chemotaxis. VI. Effect of cheX mutation on the methylation of methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein of Escherichia coli. Minoshima S, et al. J Biochem, 1980 May. PMID 6993459
  4. Tandem duplication and multiple functions of a receptor gene in bacterial chemotaxis. Wang EA, et al. J Biol Chem, 1982 May 10. PMID 6279644
  5. Genetics of methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins in Escherichia coli: null phenotypes of the tar and tap genes. Slocum MK, et al. J Bacteriol, 1985 Aug. PMID 2991198, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Tap is required for pyrimidine chemotaxis. [Tap]
    Title: Chemotaxis of Escherichia coli to pyrimidines: a new role for the signal transducer tap.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in chemotaxis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within chemotaxis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in signal transduction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein Tap

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1969383..1970984 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416399.1 methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein Tap [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416399.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A831GG24
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK09793
    Location:1 → 533
    PRK09793; methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein IV
Nucleotide Protein
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