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allW allantoin transporter [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945138, updated on 23-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
allW
Official Full Name
allantoin transporter
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6280
Locus tag
b0511
See related
ASAP:ABE-0001764
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
allP; ECK0504; glxB2; ybbW
Summary
The YbbW protein is an uncharacterized member of the NCS1 family of purine and pyrimidine transporters . [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6280].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (537633..539087)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene hydroxypyruvate isomerase Neighboring gene tartronate semialdehyde reductase 2 Neighboring gene allantoinase Neighboring gene putative purine transporter

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Phylogenetic characterization of novel transport protein families revealed by genome analyses. Saier MH Jr, et al. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1999 Feb 25. PMID 10082980
  2. E. coli allantoinase is activated by the downstream metabolic enzyme, glycerate kinase, and stabilizes the putative allantoin transporter by direct binding. Rodionova IA, et al. Sci Rep, 2023 May 5. PMID 37147430, Free PMC Article
  3. Genetic analysis of a chromosomal region containing genes required for assimilation of allantoin nitrogen and linked glyoxylate metabolism in Escherichia coli. Cusa E, et al. J Bacteriol, 1999 Dec. PMID 10601204, Free PMC Article
  4. Experimentally constrained topology models for 51,208 bacterial inner membrane proteins. Granseth E, et al. J Mol Biol, 2005 Sep 23. PMID 16120447
  5. Global topology analysis of the Escherichia coli inner membrane proteome. Daley DO, et al. Science, 2005 May 27. PMID 15919996

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables transmembrane transporter activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in allantoin transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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 plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
allantoin transporter

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    537633..539087
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415044.4 allantoin transporter

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415044.4

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A827XRZ1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK11375
    Location:1 → 484
    PRK11375; putative allantoin permease
Nucleotide Protein
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