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caiB gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA transferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948997, updated on 26-Mar-2025
Official Symbol
caiB
Official Full Name
gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA transferase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11559
Locus tag
b0038
See related
ASAP:ABE-0000136
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
ECK0039; yaaN
Summary
Uses gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA as co-factor. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11559]. The crystal structure of CaiB has been solved and shows that two monomers form an interlaced dimer . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11559].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (37898..39115, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene crotonobetainyl-CoA hydratase Neighboring gene carnitine--CoA ligase Neighboring gene crotonobetainyl-CoA reductase Neighboring gene L-carnitine:gamma-butyrobetaine antiporter

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables CoA-transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables L-carnitine CoA-transferase activity EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
enables L-carnitine CoA-transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables catalytic activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables transferase activity, transferring sulphur-containing groups IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within carnitine catabolic process EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
involved_in carnitine metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Preferred Names
gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA transferase
NP_414580.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    37898..39115 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414580.1 gamma-butyrobetainyl-CoA:carnitine CoA transferase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414580.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1V2GF31
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK03525
    Location:1405
    PRK03525; L-carnitine CoA-transferase