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astA arginine N-succinyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946261, updated on 4-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
astA
Official Full Name
arginine N-succinyltransferase
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6943
Locus tag
b1747
See related
ASAP:ABE-0005822
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
ECK1745; ydjV
Summary
Repressed during biofilm formation. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13998]. The subunit structure has not been determined. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6943].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1829731..1830765, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ATP-independent periplasmic chaperone Neighboring gene succinylglutamate desuccinylase Neighboring gene N-succinylarginine dihydrolase Neighboring gene aldehyde dehydrogenase Neighboring gene succinylornithine transaminase Neighboring gene exodeoxyribonuclease III Neighboring gene DedA family protein YdjX

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. 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
  2. Temporal gene-expression in Escherichia coli K-12 biofilms. Domka J, et al. Environ Microbiol, 2007 Feb. PMID 17222132
  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. 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
  5. Gene expression in Escherichia coli biofilms. Ren D, et al. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2004 May. PMID 14727089

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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 acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables arginine N-succinyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
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
  
involved_in arginine metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
arginine N-succinyltransferase
NP_416261.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1829731..1830765 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416261.1 arginine N-succinyltransferase

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416261.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A792HS45, A0A828P8A1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10456
    Location:1 → 344
    PRK10456; arginine succinyltransferase; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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