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agaR DNA-binding transcriptional repressor AgaR [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947636, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
agaR
Official Full Name
DNA-binding transcriptional repressor AgaR
Primary source
ECOCYC:G7630
Locus tag
b3131
See related
ASAP:ABE-0010291
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
ECK3119; yhaW
Summary
"N-acetylgalactosamine repressor," AgaR, negatively controls the expression of the aga gene cluster, which is involved in transport and catabolism of N-acetylgalactosamine and d-galactosamine . [More information is available at EcoCyc: G7630].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3277856..3278665, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene galactarate dehydratase Neighboring gene antitoxin PrlF Neighboring gene ribosome-dependent mRNA interferase toxin YhaV Neighboring gene putative tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase 1 chaperone Neighboring gene N-acetyl-D-galactosamine specific PTS enzyme IIB component

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Application of AgaR repressor and dominant repressor variants for verification of a gene cluster involved in N-acetylgalactosamine metabolism in Escherichia coli K-12. Ray WK, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2004 Feb. PMID 14731281
  2. Novel phosphotransferase genes revealed by bacterial genome sequencing: a gene cluster encoding a putative N-acetylgalactosamine metabolic pathway in Escherichia coli. Reizer J, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 1996 Feb. PMID 8932697
  3. Pathways for the utilization of N-acetyl-galactosamine and galactosamine in Escherichia coli. Brinkkötter A, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2000 Jul. PMID 10931310
  4. Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110. Hayashi K, et al. Mol Syst Biol, 2006. PMID 16738553, Free PMC Article
  5. The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12. Blattner FR, et al. Science, 1997 Sep 5. PMID 9278503

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables ligand-modulated transcription factor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of DNA-templated transcription IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
DNA-binding transcriptional repressor AgaR

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3277856..3278665 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417600.1 DNA-binding transcriptional repressor AgaR

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417600.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A376NVD8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK09802
    Location:1 → 269
    PRK09802; DeoR family transcriptional regulator
Nucleotide Protein
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