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astB N-succinylarginine dihydrolase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946259, updated on 4-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
astB
Official Full Name
N-succinylarginine dihydrolase
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6941
Locus tag
b1745
See related
ASAP:ABE-0005817
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
ECK1743; ydjT
Summary
The subunit structure has not been determined. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6941].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1826916..1828259, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene excinuclease Cho Neighboring gene HutD family protein Ves Neighboring gene ATP-independent periplasmic chaperone Neighboring gene succinylglutamate desuccinylase Neighboring gene aldehyde dehydrogenase Neighboring gene arginine N-succinyltransferase Neighboring gene succinylornithine transaminase Neighboring gene exodeoxyribonuclease III

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Crystal structure of N-succinylarginine dihydrolase AstB, bound to substrate and product, an enzyme from the arginine catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli. Tocilj A, et al. J Biol Chem, 2005 Apr 22. PMID 15703173
  2. ArgR-independent induction and ArgR-dependent superinduction of the astCADBE operon in Escherichia coli. Kiupakis AK, et al. J Bacteriol, 2002 Jun. PMID 12003934, Free PMC Article
  3. Arginine catabolism and the arginine succinyltransferase pathway in Escherichia coli. Schneider BL, et al. J Bacteriol, 1998 Aug. PMID 9696779, Free PMC Article
  4. Large-scale identification of protein-protein interaction of Escherichia coli K-12. Arifuzzaman M, et al. Genome Res, 2006 May. PMID 16606699, Free PMC Article
  5. Prediction of the structure and function of AstA and AstB, the first two enzymes of the arginine succinyltransferase pathway of arginine catabolism. Shirai H, et al. FEBS Lett, 2003 Dec 18. PMID 14675764

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. possesses a flexible loop that is disordered in the absence of substrate and assumes an ordered conformation upon substrate binding
    Title: Crystal structure of N-succinylarginine dihydrolase AstB, bound to substrate and product, an enzyme from the arginine catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli.
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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables N-succinylarginine dihydrolase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables N-succinylarginine dihydrolase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables N-succinylarginine dihydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables hydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein homodimerization activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in L-arginine catabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in L-arginine catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within L-arginine catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in arginine metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
N-succinylarginine dihydrolase
NP_416259.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1826916..1828259 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416259.1 N-succinylarginine dihydrolase

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416259.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8T5ZUM1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK13281
    Location:1 → 441
    PRK13281; N-succinylarginine dihydrolase
Nucleotide Protein
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