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fliT flagellar biosynthesis protein FliT [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946433, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
fliT
Official Full Name
flagellar biosynthesis protein FliT
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11389
Locus tag
b1926
See related
ASAP:ABE-0006411
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
ECK1925
Summary
Flagellar regulon. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11389]. FliT, along with FliS and FlgN, are cytoplasmic, substrate-specific chaperones of the flagellar export system. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11389].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2005713..2006078)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene flagellar filament capping protein Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliS Neighboring gene alpha-amylase Neighboring gene lipoprotein YedD

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Functional analysis of the flagellar genes in the fliD operon of Salmonella typhimurium. Yokoseki T, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 1995 Jul. PMID 7551038
  2. Escherichia coli flagellar genes as target sites for integration and expression of genetic circuits. Juhas M, et al. PLoS One, 2014. PMID 25350000, Free PMC Article
  3. Benchmarking yeast two-hybrid systems using the interactions of bacterial motility proteins. Rajagopala SV, et al. Proteomics, 2009 Dec. PMID 19834901, Free PMC Article
  4. Excretion of the anti-sigma factor through a flagellar substructure couples flagellar gene expression with flagellar assembly in Salmonella typhimurium. Kutsukake K. Mol Gen Genet, 1994 Jun 15. PMID 8028576
  5. Subdivision of flagellar region III of the Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium chromosomes and identification of two additional flagellar genes. Kawagishi I, et al. J Gen Microbiol, 1992 Jun. PMID 1527488

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. analysis of integration and expression at four candidate loci, fliD, fliS, fliT, and fliY, of the E. coli flagellar region 3a
    Title: Escherichia coli flagellar genes as target sites for integration and expression of genetic circuits.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum organization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of bacterial-type flagellum assembly IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in protein folding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
flagellar biosynthesis protein FliT

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2005713..2006078
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416436.1 flagellar biosynthesis protein FliT

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416436.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5B9AJ01
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10548
    Location:1 → 121
    PRK10548; flagella biosynthesis regulatory protein FliT
Nucleotide Protein
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