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matA DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator MatA [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 944966, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
matA
Official Full Name
DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator MatA
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6165
Locus tag
b0294
See related
ASAP:ABE-0001011
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK0293; ecpR; ykgK
Summary
LuxR family. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG14324].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (310746..311336, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative fimbrial chaperone EcpB Neighboring gene common pilus major subunit Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein YkgL Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L36B Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L31B

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Interaction of the RcsB Response Regulator with Auxiliary Transcription Regulators in Escherichia coli. Pannen D, et al. J Biol Chem, 2016 Jan 29. PMID 26635367, Free PMC Article
  2. The fimbriae activator MatA switches off motility in Escherichia coli by repression of the flagellar master operon flhDC. Lehti TA, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 2012 Jun. PMID 22422754
  3. matB, a common fimbrillin gene of Escherichia coli, expressed in a genetically conserved, virulent clonal group. Pouttu R, et al. J Bacteriol, 2001 Aug. PMID 11466275, Free PMC Article
  4. Phylogenetic distribution of DNA-binding transcription factors in bacteria and archaea. Pérez-Rueda E, et al. Comput Biol Chem, 2004 Dec. PMID 15556475
  5. The binary protein-protein interaction landscape of Escherichia coli. Rajagopala SV, et al. Nat Biotechnol, 2014 Mar. PMID 24561554, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. RcsB forms heterodimers with MatA (also known as EcpR) and with DctR
    Title: Interaction of the RcsB Response Regulator with Auxiliary Transcription Regulators in Escherichia coli.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
part_of transcription regulator complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator MatA

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    310746..311336 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414828.1 DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator MatA

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414828.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A7ZI28, B1J0X8
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1X3JL34, A0A1Y2ZR94, A0A2A2XL11, A0A369FS70
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PRK10360
    Location:86 → 187
    PRK10360; transcriptional regulator UhpA
    smart00421
    Location:146 → 187
    HTH_LUXR; helix_turn_helix, Lux Regulon
Nucleotide Protein
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