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yfeX porphyrinogen peroxidase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946913, updated on 26-Mar-2025
Official Symbol
yfeX
Official Full Name
porphyrinogen peroxidase
Primary source
ECOCYC:G7266
Locus tag
b2431
See related
ASAP:ABE-0008015
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
ECK2426
Summary
AFMB Structural Genomics target Number 58 (http://afmb.cnrs-mrs.fr/article171.html). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG14165]. YfeX is upregulated under glucose-limited fed-batch conditions . [More information is available at EcoCyc: G7266].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2549646..2550545, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene N-acetylmuramic acid-specific PTS enzyme IICB component/anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid transporter Neighboring gene penicillin binding protein 4B Neighboring gene DUF1131 domain-containing lipoprotein YfeY Neighboring gene putative inner membrane protein Neighboring gene putative acetyltransferase YpeA

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Hemin-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. Săsărman A, et al. J Bacteriol, 1968 Aug. PMID 4877132, Free PMC Article
  2. Mutants of Escherichia coli K12 permeable to haemin. McConville ML, et al. J Gen Microbiol, 1979 Jul. PMID 387910
  3. Bacteria capture iron from heme by keeping tetrapyrrol skeleton intact. Létoffé S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2009 Jul 14. PMID 19564607, Free PMC Article
  4. Proteome analysis to assess physiological changes in Escherichia coli grown under glucose-limited fed-batch conditions. Raman B, et al. Biotechnol Bioeng, 2005 Nov 5. PMID 16180237
  5. The Escherichia coli protein YfeX functions as a porphyrinogen oxidase, not a heme dechelatase. Dailey HA, et al. mBio, 2011. PMID 22068980, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables heme binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables heme binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables heme binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables peroxidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables peroxidase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables peroxidase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cellular oxidant detoxification IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
porphyrinogen peroxidase
NP_416926.4

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2549646..2550545 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416926.4 porphyrinogen peroxidase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416926.4

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0AAN4F0Z0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam04261
    Location:5 → 296
    Dyp_perox; Dyp-type peroxidase family
Nucleotide Protein
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