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decR DNA-binding transcriptional activator DecR [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945091, updated on 23-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
decR
Official Full Name
DNA-binding transcriptional activator DecR
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6247
Locus tag
b0447
See related
ASAP:ABE-0001553
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
cyuR; ECK0441; ybaO
Summary
Rob regulon. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13218]. YbaO may be a regulator with a role in Rob-mediated regulation . [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6247].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (468383..468841)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein YbaE Neighboring gene HMP-PP phosphatase Neighboring gene ABC transporter family protein MdlA Neighboring gene ABC transporter family protein MdlB Neighboring gene nitrogen regulatory protein PII-2

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Cloning and organization of the abc and mdl genes of Escherichia coli: relationship to eukaryotic multidrug resistance. Allikmets R, et al. Gene, 1993 Dec 22. PMID 7904973
  2. Defining a rob regulon in Escherichia coli by using transposon mutagenesis. Bennik MH, et al. J Bacteriol, 2000 Jul. PMID 10850996, Free PMC Article
  3. Transcription factor DecR (YbaO) controls detoxification of L-cysteine in Escherichia coli. Shimada T, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 2016 Sep. PMID 27435271
  4. The repertoire of DNA-binding transcriptional regulators in Escherichia coli K-12. Pérez-Rueda E, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 2000 Apr 15. PMID 10734204, Free PMC Article
  5. Regulon and promoter analysis of the E. coli heat-shock factor, sigma32, reveals a multifaceted cellular response to heat stress. Nonaka G, et al. Genes Dev, 2006 Jul 1. PMID 16818608, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. The growth of mutants lacking either ybaO or its targets yhaOM was delayed in the presence of cysteine.
    Title: Transcription factor DecR (YbaO) controls detoxification of L-cysteine in Escherichia coli.
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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables sequence-specific DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in L-cysteine catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription initiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in response to amino acid IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Preferred Names
DNA-binding transcriptional activator DecR

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    468383..468841
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414981.4 DNA-binding transcriptional activator DecR

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414981.4

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A454A1V9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG1522
    Location:1 → 151
    Lrp; DNA-binding transcriptional regulator, Lrp family [Transcription]
Nucleotide Protein
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