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bglA 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase A [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947378, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
bglA
Official Full Name
6-phospho-beta-glucosidase A
Primary source
ECOCYC:G495
Locus tag
b2901
See related
ASAP:ABE-0009523
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
bglD; ECK2896; yqfC
Summary
bglA, bglB and ascB are paralogs. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13079]. BglA is one of several 6-phospho--glucosidases in Escherichia coli. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G495].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3043662..3045101)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene transmembrane homeostasis protein A Neighboring gene N(4)-acetylcytidine amidohydrolase Neighboring gene putative oxidoreductase YgfF Neighboring gene glycine decarboxylase

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Evolution of aromatic β-glucoside utilization by successive mutational steps in Escherichia coli. Zangoui P, et al. J Bacteriol, 2015 Feb 15. PMID 25448815, Free PMC Article
  2. Predicting evolutionary potential. I. Predicting the evolution of a lactose-PTS system in Escherichia coli. Hall BG. Mol Biol Evol, 2001 Jul. PMID 11420377
  3. Location of the bglA gene on the physical map of Escherichia coli. Junne T, et al. J Bacteriol, 1990 Dec. PMID 2254239, Free PMC Article
  4. Physical locations of bglA and serA on the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. O'Day K, et al. J Bacteriol, 1991 Mar. PMID 1999380, Free PMC Article
  5. The protease Lon and the RNA-binding protein Hfq reduce silencing of the Escherichia coli bgl operon by H-NS. Dole S, et al. J Bacteriol, 2004 May. PMID 15090512, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Esculin hydrolysis is achieved through the acquisition of a four-nucleotide insertion within the promoter of the bglA.
    Title: Evolution of aromatic β-glucoside utilization by successive mutational steps in Escherichia coli.
Submit: New GeneRIF Correction

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables beta-glucosidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables glucosidase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables hydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within carbohydrate catabolic process EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in carbohydrate catabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in carbohydrate metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
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
6-phospho-beta-glucosidase A

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3043662..3045101
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417377.1 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase A

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417377.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1X7AUI2, A0A2A2XIB3, A0A5P0J4W2, A0A7A9GRT4, A0A8B3LWU4, A0A9P2MNJ4, A0AAN3MCP3, A7ZR10, J7R592
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK15014
    Location:3 → 479
    PRK15014; 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase BglA; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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