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Gene Report : folA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class essential
     References (PMID)
Can J Microbiol. 1999;45(3):191-200.
Growth properties of a folA null mutant of Escherichia coli K12.
Herrington MB, Chirwa NT. ( 10408091 )
     Deletion OCR28,29-1 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  folA
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  folA   Search strains by all related name:  folA b0048 ECK0049 JW0047 tmrA

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name folA  
 Alternative name b0048,ECK0049,JW0047,tmrA  
 Location, Length 49,823 - 50,302 (  +  ) ;   1.07 min ; 480 (bp) ,   159 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product dihydrofolate reductase  
 Operon Name folA  
 Note dihydrofolate reductase type I; trimethoprim resistance; GO_process: GO:0046656 - folic acid biosynthetic process  
 Function enzyme; Biosynthesis of cofactors, carriers: Folic acid  
 Gene Ontology GO:0004146 ; dihydrofolate reductase activity ( folA )
GO:0006545 ; glycine biosynthetic process ( folA )
GO:0006730 ; one-carbon compound metabolic process ( folA )
GO:0009165 ; nucleotide biosynthetic process ( folA )
GO:0016491 ; oxidoreductase activity ( folA )
GO:0031427 ; response to methotrexate ( folA )
GO:0046677 ; response to antibiotic ( folA )
GO:0050661 ; NADP binding ( folA )
 PID 1786233  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
1.5.1.3  
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene folA ( EG10326 )  
    Number of removed 0 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) DYR_ECOLI ( P00379 )
    -  Protein name Dihydrofolate reductase  
    -  Synonyms EC 1.5.1.3  
    -  Gene name OrderedLocusNames=b0048, c0058, SF0045, S0047;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   40.0  –  65.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP folA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Molecule: Dihydrofolate Reductase (E.C.1.5.1.3) Complexed With Methotrexate  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Dihydrofolate reductase  
         PSI-BLAST Dihydrofolate reductase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Dihydrofolate reductase [Escherichia coli CFT073]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE CAMP_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    AMIDATION    DHFR    AA_TRNA_LIGASE_II_2     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG0262H 
    EcoCyc folA 

MMBR References
Mol Gen Genet. 1980;179(1):201-9.
Isolation and characterization of lambda transducing phages for the E. coli genes ksgA and pdxA.
Andresson OS, Davies JE. ( 6450312 )
J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 1982;91:1205-1212
Cloning of dihydrofolate reductase gene of Escherichia coli K12.
Iwakura, M., Y. Shimura, and K. Tsuda.
J Gen Microbiol. 1983;128:85-92.
Genetic analysis of chromosomal resistance to trimethoprim derived from clinical isolates of Escherichia coli.
Pinn, P. A., K. J. Towner, and F. W. O'Grady.
Gene. 1980;8(3):255-65.
Cloning of the Escherichia coli K-12 dihydrofolate reductase gene following mu-mediated transposition.
Rood JI, Laird AJ, Williams JW. ( 6444603 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1986;205(3):515-22.
The gene for Escherichia coli diadenosine tetraphosphatase is located immediately clockwise to folA and forms an operon with ksgA.
Blanchin-Roland S, Blanquet S, Schmitter JM, Fayat G. ( 3031429 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1976;147(1):91-7.
Regulatory mutants of dihydrofolate reductase in Escherichia coli K12.
Sheldon R, Brenner S. ( 785230 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1979;175(1):31-8.
Regulation of dihydrofolate reductase synthesis in Escherichia coli.
Smith DR, Calvo JM. ( 390304 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1982;187(1):72-8.
Nucleotide sequence of dihydrofolate reductase genes from trimethoprim-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli. Evidence that dihydrofolate reductase interacts with another essential gene product.
Smith DR, Calvo JM. ( 6761546 )
Nucleic Acids Res. 1982;8:2255-2274
Nucleotide sequence of the E. coli gene coding for dihydrofolate reductase.
Smith, D. R., and J. M. Calvo.

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MISLIAALAV DRVIGMENAM PWNLPADLAW FKRNTLNKPV IMGRHTWESI GRPLPGRKNI ILSSQPGTDD 
0071 RVTWVKSVDE AIAACGDVPE IMVIGGGRVY EQFLPKAQKL YLTHIDAEVE GDTHFPDYEP DDWESVFSEF 
0141 HDADAQNSHS YCFEILERR

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             AGCAGAATAT AAAATTTTCC TCAACATCAT 
-070 CCTCGCACCA GTCGACGACG GTTTACGCTT TACGTATAGT GGCGACAATT TTTTTTATCG GGAAATCTCA 
0001 atgatcagtc tgattgcggc gttagcggta gatcgcgtta tcggcatgga aaacgccatg ccgtggaacc 
0071 tgcctgccga tctcgcctgg tttaaacgca acaccttaaa taaacccgtg attatgggcc gccatacctg 
0141 ggaatcaatc ggtcgtccgt tgccaggacg caaaaatatt atcctcagca gtcaaccggg tacggacgat 
0211 cgcgtaacgt gggtgaagtc ggtggatgaa gccatcgcgg cgtgtggtga cgtaccagaa atcatggtga 
0281 ttggcggcgg tcgcgtttat gaacagttct tgccaaaagc gcaaaaactg tatctgacgc atatcgacgc 
0351 agaagtggaa ggcgacaccc atttcccgga ttacgagccg gatgactggg aatcggtatt cagcgaattc 
0421 cacgatgctg atgcgcagaa ctctcacagc tattgctttg agattctgga gcggcggtaa TTTTGTATAG 
0491 AATTTACGGC TAGCGCCGGA TGCGACGCCG GTCGCGTCTT ATCCGGCCTT CCTATATCAG GCTGTGTTTA 
0561 AGACGCCGCC GCTTCGCCCA