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tehA tellurite resistance protein [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945852, updated on 25-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
tehA
Official Full Name
tellurite resistance protein
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11883
Locus tag
b1429
See related
ASAP:ABE-0004770
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
ECK1422
Summary
NsrR nitrite-sensitive regulon. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11883]. The TehA protein in conjunction with TehB confers resistance to tellurite through an unknown mechanism that does not appear to involve uptake or efflux . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11883].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1500573..1501565)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene DUF465 domain-containing protein YdcH Neighboring gene ribosomal-protein-L12-serine N-acetyltransferase Neighboring gene putative acyltransferase YdcK Neighboring gene tellurite methyltransferase Neighboring gene DUF3313 domain-containing lipoprotein YdcL Neighboring gene pseudo

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Homologue structure of the SLAC1 anion channel for closing stomata in leaves. Chen YH, et al. Nature, 2010 Oct 28. PMID 20981093, Free PMC Article
  2. Nucleotide sequence and overexpression of the tellurite-resistance determinant from the IncHII plasmid pHH1508a. Walter EG, et al. Gene, 1991 May 15. PMID 2060788
  3. An evaluation of in vitro protein-protein interaction techniques: assessing contaminating background proteins. Howell JM, et al. Proteomics, 2006 Apr. PMID 16518870
  4. Neither reduced uptake nor increased efflux is encoded by tellurite resistance determinants expressed in Escherichia coli. Turner RJ, et al. Can J Microbiol, 1995 Jan. PMID 7728659
  5. Location of a potassium tellurite resistance operon (tehA tehB) within the terminus of Escherichia coli K-12. Taylor DE, et al. J Bacteriol, 1994 May. PMID 8169225, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables identical protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
enables monoatomic cation efflux transmembrane transporter activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables monoatomic cation efflux transmembrane transporter activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within monoatomic cation transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in monoatomic ion transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to tellurium ion IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
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 RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
tellurite resistance protein

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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
    1500573..1501565
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415946.1 tellurite resistance protein [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415946.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A6N8NKP4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10764
    Location:1 → 324
    PRK10764; potassium-tellurite ethidium and proflavin transporter; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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