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tauC taurine ABC transporter membrane subunit [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945026, updated on 4-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
tauC
Official Full Name
taurine ABC transporter membrane subunit
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6219
Locus tag
b0367
See related
ASAP:ABE-0001261
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
ECK0364; ssiC; yaiJ
Summary
TauC is the integral membrane component of the taurine ABC transporter. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6219].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (386971..387798)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene protein YkiC Neighboring gene putative deacetylase YaiS Neighboring gene taurine ABC transporter periplasmic binding protein Neighboring gene taurine ABC transporter ATP binding subunit Neighboring gene taurine dioxygenase Neighboring gene porphobilinogen synthase Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene protein YtiB

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Regulation of the ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) biosynthetic genes ubiCA in Escherichia coli. Kwon O, et al. Curr Microbiol, 2005 Apr. PMID 15902464
  2. Involvement of CysB and Cbl regulatory proteins in expression of the tauABCD operon and other sulfate starvation-inducible genes in Escherichia coli. van der Ploeg JR, et al. J Bacteriol, 1997 Dec. PMID 9401024, Free PMC Article
  3. Sulfonate-sulfur metabolism and its regulation in Escherichia coli. van der Ploeg JR, et al. Arch Microbiol, 2001 Jul. PMID 11479697
  4. Deletion analysis of the Escherichia coli taurine and alkanesulfonate transport systems. Eichhorn E, et al. J Bacteriol, 2000 May. PMID 10781534, Free PMC Article
  5. A family of homologous substrate-binding proteins with a broad range of substrate specificity and dissimilar biological functions. Wu LF, et al. Biochimie, 1995. PMID 8789466

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in alkanesulfonate transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in cellular response to sulfur starvation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to sulfur starvation IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to sulfur starvation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within taurine transmembrane transport EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
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 ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
taurine ABC transporter membrane subunit
NP_414901.1

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Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    386971..387798
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414901.1 taurine ABC transporter membrane subunit

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414901.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A2X1KD49
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10160
    Location:1 → 275
    PRK10160; taurine ABC transporter permease TauC
Nucleotide Protein
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