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fliL flagellar protein FliL [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946443, updated on 23-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
fliL
Official Full Name
flagellar protein FliL
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10322
Locus tag
b1944
See related
ASAP:ABE-0006467
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
cheC1; ECK1942; flaAI; flaQI
Summary
Probable false positive lipoprotein prediction due to Cys not being conserved. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG10322]. fliL is located in an operon with genes encoding export apparatus and motor/switch proteins for flagellar development. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10322].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2019618..2020082)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliH Neighboring gene flagellar export ATPase FliI Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliJ Neighboring gene flagellar hook-length control protein Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliM Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliN Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliO Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliP

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables identical protein binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum-dependent swarming motility IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within bacterial-type flagellum-dependent swarming motility IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in bacterial-type flagellum basal body IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
flagellar protein FliL

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2019618..2020082
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416454.1 flagellar protein FliL

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416454.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A376Y709
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK07021
    Location:1 → 154
    fliL; flagellar basal body-associated protein FliL; Reviewed
Nucleotide Protein
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