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caiE putative transferase CaiE [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948999, updated on 23-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
caiE
Official Full Name
putative transferase CaiE
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG12608
Locus tag
b0035
See related
ASAP:ABE-0000128
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
ECK0036
Summary
CaiE is a member of the hexapeptide repeat acetyltransferase superfamily. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG12608].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (34781..35371, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase large subunit Neighboring gene DNA-binding transcriptional activator CaiF Neighboring gene crotonobetainyl-CoA hydratase Neighboring gene carnitine--CoA ligase

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. [Cloning and expression of caiDE genes in E. coli BL21(DE3)]. Jiang J, et al. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao, 2000 Dec. PMID 12549051
  2. Regulation of the carnitine pathway in Escherichia coli: investigation of the cai-fix divergent promoter region. Buchet A, et al. J Bacteriol, 1998 May. PMID 9573142, Free PMC Article
  3. Identification and characterization of the caiF gene encoding a potential transcriptional activator of carnitine metabolism in Escherichia coli. Eichler K, et al. J Bacteriol, 1996 Mar. PMID 8631699, Free PMC Article
  4. A comprehensive library of fluorescent transcriptional reporters for Escherichia coli. Zaslaver A, et al. Nat Methods, 2006 Aug. PMID 16862137
  5. Systematic sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome: analysis of the 0-2.4 min region. Yura T, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 1992 Jul 11. PMID 1630901, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables acyl-CoA hydrolase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in carnitine metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in carnitine metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within carnitine metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Preferred Names
putative transferase CaiE

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    34781..35371 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_414577.2 putative transferase CaiE

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_414577.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A7D7PNS2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK13627
    Location:1 → 196
    PRK13627; carnitine operon protein CaiE; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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