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ftnB putative ferritin-like protein [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946407, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
ftnB
Official Full Name
putative ferritin-like protein
Primary source
ECOCYC:G7033
Locus tag
b1902
See related
ASAP:ABE-0006333
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
ECK1900; yecI
Summary
FtnB has been characterized primarily in Salmonella (Velayudhan , 2007). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13175].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1986925..1987428)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene arabinose ABC transporter ATP binding subunit Neighboring gene arabinose ABC transporter periplasmic binding protein Neighboring gene DUF2766 domain-containing protein YecJ Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene small regulatory membrane protein AzuC

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. The role of ferritins in the physiology of Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium: a unique role for ferritin B in iron-sulphur cluster repair and virulence. Velayudhan J, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2007 Mar. PMID 17302823
  2. FNR is a global regulator of virulence and anaerobic metabolism in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (ATCC 14028s). Fink RC, et al. J Bacteriol, 2007 Mar. PMID 17220229, Free PMC Article
  3. Ferritin mutants of Escherichia coli are iron deficient and growth impaired, and fur mutants are iron deficient. Abdul-Tehrani H, et al. J Bacteriol, 1999 Mar. PMID 10049371, Free PMC Article
  4. Bacterial iron homeostasis. Andrews SC, et al. FEMS Microbiol Rev, 2003 Jun. PMID 12829269
  5. Conserved and variable functions of the sigmaE stress response in related genomes. Rhodius VA, et al. PLoS Biol, 2006 Jan. PMID 16336047, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ferric iron binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables ferric iron binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables ferrous iron binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables ferroxidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
putative ferritin-like protein

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1986925..1987428
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416415.1 putative ferritin-like protein

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416415.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A376K5V4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK15022
    Location:1 → 167
    PRK15022; non-heme ferritin-like protein
Nucleotide Protein
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