EcoGene

GenePage for the ribE gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: ribE
EcoGene Accession Number: EG11322
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0409
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0415

Gene Name Mnemonic: Riboflavin

Alternate Gene Symbols: ribH, ybaF

Description:
Lumazine (6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine) synthase; 60-mer capsid; penultimate step in the biosynthesis of riboflavin; binds RibC homotrimer

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 16156.51------156 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 433871 ----------------- Clockwise ----------------- Right End: 434341
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 9.35 Right Inter Gene Info

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Curator or user-submitted Comments:

10/57 RibE(RibH) peptide masses from MS analysis confirm this start codon and indicate that the initial Met is not removed (Maillet, 2007).