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yejB putative oligopeptide ABC transporter membrane subunit YejB [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946679, updated on 6-Jul-2026
Official Symbol
yejB
Official Full Name
putative oligopeptide ABC transporter membrane subunit YejB
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG12038
Locus tag
b2178
See related
ASAP:ABE-0007208
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
ECK2172
Summary
YejABEF microcin C ABC transport system. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG12038]. YejB is an integral membrane component of the YejA/YejB/YejE/YejF ABC transporter. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG12038].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2274179..2275273)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase PdeN Neighboring gene oligopeptide ABC transporter periplasmic binding protein YejA Neighboring gene putative oligopeptide ABC transporter membrane subunit YejE Neighboring gene oligopeptide ABC transporter ATP binding subunit YejF

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Characterization of peptide chain length and constituency requirements for YejABEF-mediated uptake of microcin C analogues. Vondenhoff GH, et al. J Bacteriol, 2011 Jul. PMID 21602342, Free PMC Article
  2. The Escherichia coli Yej transporter is required for the uptake of translation inhibitor microcin C. Novikova M, et al. J Bacteriol, 2007 Nov. PMID 17873039, Free PMC Article
  3. Gene fusions and gene duplications: relevance to genomic annotation and functional analysis. Serres MH, et al. BMC Genomics, 2005 Mar 9. PMID 15757509, Free PMC Article
  4. Identification of Escherichia coli genes that are specifically expressed in a murine model of septicemic infection. Khan MA, et al. Infect Immun, 2002 Jul. PMID 12065479, Free PMC Article
  5. A small bacterial RNA regulates a putative ABC transporter. Antal M, et al. J Biol Chem, 2005 Mar 4. PMID 15618228

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. An minimal peptide chain length of 6 amino acids and an N-terminal formyl-methionyl-arginyl sequence of microcin C are required for YejABEF-mediated uptake.
    Title: Characterization of peptide chain length and constituency requirements for YejABEF-mediated uptake of microcin C analogues.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables transmembrane transporter activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in microcin transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in microcin transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within microcin transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within oligopeptide transmembrane transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in peptide transport NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter complex, substrate-binding subunit-containing NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
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
putative oligopeptide ABC transporter membrane subunit YejB
NP_416683.1

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Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2274179..2275273
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416683.1 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter membrane subunit YejB

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416683.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK15133
    Location:1 → 364
    PRK15133; microcin C ABC transporter permease YejB; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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