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fliE flagellar protein FliE [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946446, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
fliE
Official Full Name
flagellar protein FliE
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11346
Locus tag
b1937
See related
ASAP:ABE-0006447
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
ECK1935; fla; flaAI; flaN
Summary
FliE is a component of the basal body assembly. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11346].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2012700..2013014, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative acetyltransferase YedL Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene flagellar basal-body MS-ring and collar protein Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliG Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliH Neighboring gene flagellar export ATPase FliI

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Characterization of the fliE genes of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium and identification of the FliE protein as a component of the flagellar hook-basal body complex. Müller V, et al. J Bacteriol, 1992 Apr. PMID 1551848, Free PMC Article
  2. Bacterial flagellar axial structure and its construction. Imada K. Biophys Rev, 2018 Apr. PMID 29235079, Free PMC Article
  3. Organization of the Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium chromosomes between flagellar regions IIIa and IIIb, including a large non-coding region. Raha M, et al. J Gen Microbiol, 1993 Jul. PMID 8371104
  4. Membrane segment organization in the stator complex of the flagellar motor: implications for proton flow and proton-induced conformational change. Kim EA, et al. Biochemistry, 2008 Oct 28. PMID 18834143, Free PMC Article
  5. Residues of the cytoplasmic domain of MotA essential for torque generation in the bacterial flagellar motor. Zhou J, et al. J Mol Biol, 1997 Oct 24. PMID 9344750

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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 cytoskeletal motor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables structural molecule activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in archaeal or bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum assembly IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in chemotaxis NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in bacterial-type flagellum IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in bacterial-type flagellum NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
located_in bacterial-type flagellum basal body IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in bacterial-type flagellum basal body ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 PubMed 
located_in bacterial-type flagellum basal body, rod NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
flagellar protein FliE

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2012700..2013014 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416447.1 flagellar protein FliE

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416447.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1X3IZL4, F4T0U8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR00205
    Location:2 → 103
    fliE; flagellar hook-basal body complex protein FliE
Nucleotide Protein
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