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yeaE methylglyoxal reductase YeaE [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946302, updated on 19-Nov-2025
Official Symbol
yeaE
Official Full Name
methylglyoxal reductase YeaE
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6967
Locus tag
b1781
See related
ASAP:ABE-0005925
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
ECK1779
Summary
YeaE has been shown to have methylglyoxal reductase activity. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6967].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1864782..1865636, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase A Neighboring gene putative aldose 1-epimerase YeaD Neighboring gene MltA-interacting protein Neighboring gene protein kinase YeaG

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Conversion of methylglyoxal to acetol by Escherichia coli aldo-keto reductases. Ko J, et al. J Bacteriol, 2005 Aug. PMID 16077126, Free PMC Article
  2. A new model for the anaerobic fermentation of glycerol in enteric bacteria: trunk and auxiliary pathways in Escherichia coli. Gonzalez R, et al. Metab Eng, 2008 Sep. PMID 18632294
  3. A 460-kb DNA sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome corresponding to the 40.1-50.0 min region on the linkage map. Itoh T, et al. DNA Res, 1996 Dec 31. PMID 9097040
  4. A functional update of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome. Serres MH, et al. Genome Biol, 2001. PMID 11574054, Free PMC Article
  5. Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110. Hayashi K, et al. Mol Syst Biol, 2006. PMID 16738553, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables oxidoreductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within methylglyoxal catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
methylglyoxal reductase YeaE
NP_416295.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1864782..1865636 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416295.1 methylglyoxal reductase YeaE

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416295.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8T5ZCL0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd19138
    Location:4 → 269
    AKR_YeaE; Escherichia coli YeaE and similar proteins
Nucleotide Protein
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