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ackA acetate kinase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946775, updated on 25-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
ackA
Official Full Name
acetate kinase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10027
Locus tag
b2296
See related
ASAP:ABE-0007579
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK2290
Summary
N-terminus is blocked (Fox, 86). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG10027]. Regulation has been described . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10027].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2413470..2414672)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene PF03887 family protein YfbU Neighboring gene PF04217 family membrane protein YfbV Neighboring gene phosphate acetyltransferase Neighboring gene putative transporter YfcC

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Overproduction of acetate kinase activates the phosphate regulon in the absence of the phoR and phoM functions in Escherichia coli. Lee TY, et al. J Bacteriol, 1990 May. PMID 2158965, Free PMC Article
  2. A phosphoenzyme intermediary in acetate kinase action. Anthony RS, et al. J Biol Chem, 1970 Dec 25. PMID 4921570
  3. Exchange reactions catalyzed by acetate kinase. Anthony RS, et al. J Biol Chem, 1971 Oct 25. PMID 4942557
  4. Acetate kinase: a triple-displacement enzyme. Spector LB. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1980 May. PMID 6248856, Free PMC Article
  5. Inactivation of Escherichia coli acetate kinase by N-ethylmaleimide. Protection by substrates and products. Wong SS, et al. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1980 Sep 9. PMID 6252971

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Acetate and glucose fluxes in Escherichia coli are determined by the thermodynamic control of the Pta-AckA pathway.
    Title: Acetate fluxes in Escherichia coli are determined by the thermodynamic control of the Pta-AckA pathway.
  2. Deletion of the E. coli ackA gene (together with deletions of other ferementation disruption genes) increased production of succinate
    Title: Eliminating side products and increasing succinate yields in engineered strains of Escherichia coli C.
  3. pta/ackA recF mutants are viable, suggesting, together with the inviability of pta/ackA recBC mutants, that chromosomal lesions due to the pta/ackA defect are of the double-strand-break type.
    Title: A defect in the acetyl coenzyme A<-->acetate pathway poisons recombinational repair-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli.
  4. essential for anaerobic growth of E. coli on xylose due to energetic constraints
    Title: Pyruvate formate lyase and acetate kinase are essential for anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli on xylose.
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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables acetate kinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables acetate kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables zinc ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within acetate biosynthetic process IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in acetate metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in acetate metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within propionate biosynthetic process IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in single-species biofilm formation on inanimate substrate IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytosol HDA PubMed 
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in membrane HDA PubMed 
Preferred Names
acetate kinase
NP_416799.1

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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
    2413470..2414672
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416799.1 acetate kinase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416799.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A377D198, A0A5B9AH93
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK00180
    Location:4 → 399
    PRK00180; acetate kinase A/propionate kinase 2; Reviewed
Nucleotide Protein
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