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yjjQ DNA-binding transcriptional repressor YjjQ [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948896, updated on 4-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
yjjQ
Official Full Name
DNA-binding transcriptional repressor YjjQ
Primary source
ECOCYC:G7947
Locus tag
b4365
See related
ASAP:ABE-0014322
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
ECK4355
Summary
YjjQ may play a role in detoxification of methylglyoxal (MG) and dihydroxyacetone (DHA) . [More information is available at EcoCyc: G7947].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (4603477..4604202)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene primosomal protein DnaT Neighboring gene putative succinate exporter YjjB Neighboring gene putative succinate exporter YjjP Neighboring gene DNA-binding transcriptional regulator BglJ Neighboring gene ferric-siderophore reductase FhuF Neighboring gene DUF1435 domain-containing protein YjjZ

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. LuxR family transcriptional repressor YjjQ modulates the biofilm formation and motility of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.
    Title: LuxR family transcriptional repressor YjjQ modulates the biofilm formation and motility of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.
  2. We characterize YjjQ as transcriptional repressor of flagellar motility and of additional loci related to pathogenicity.
    Title: YjjQ Represses Transcription of flhDC and Additional Loci in Escherichia coli.
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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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 response to methylglyoxal IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Preferred Names
DNA-binding transcriptional repressor YjjQ

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    4603477..4604202
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418785.1 DNA-binding transcriptional repressor YjjQ

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418785.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5B9AQ71
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG2197
    Location:10 → 203
    CitB; DNA-binding response regulator, NarL/FixJ family, contains REC and HTH domains [Signal transduction mechanisms, Transcription]
Nucleotide Protein
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