aes acetylesterase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655] - Gene

Summary

Gene symbol: aes
Gene description: acetylesterase
Primary source: ASAP:ABE-0001651
Locus tag: b0476
See related: ECOCYC:EG11101
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: ECK0470; ybaC
Summary: S9 peptidase family. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11101]. Aes catalyzes hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl esters of fatty acids, preferring substrates with short (<8 in length) acyl chains . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11101].
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NC_000913.3 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

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aes does not play a direct role in the virulence of E. coli extraintestinal infection. This gene can be used as a marker of phylogeny.
Title: aes, the gene encoding the esterase B in Escherichia coli, is a powerful phylogenetic marker of the species.
evidence provided of a general motif responsible for multiple protein-protein interactions
Title: A proteomic approach to study Escherichia coli. Acetyl esterase interactors unveil a sequence motif involved in protein-protein interaction.
N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
Title: An esterase from Escherichia coli with a sequence similarity to hormone-sensitive lipase.
kinetics and thermostability of acetyl esterase
Title: Biochemical and thermostability features of acetyl esterase Aes from Escherichia coli.

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Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables acetylesterase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables carboxylic ester hydrolase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables hydrolase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein homodimerization activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables short-chain carboxylesterase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables short-chain carboxylesterase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in cytoplasm	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

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