Gene Information

Name : alr (EcolC_3975)
Accession : YP_001726903.1
Strain : Escherichia coli ATCC 8739
Genome accession: NC_010468
Putative virulence/resistance : Unknown
Product : alanine racemase
Function : -
COG functional category : M : Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
COG ID : COG0787
EC number : 5.1.1.1
Position : 4367011 - 4368090 bp
Length : 1080 bp
Strand : -
Note : converts L-alanine to D-alanine which is used in cell wall biosynthesis; binds one pyridoxal phosphate per monomer; forms a homodimer

DNA sequence :
ATGCAAGCGGCAACTGTTGTGATTAACCGCCGCGCTCTGCGACACAACCTGCAACGTCTTCGTGAACTGGCCCCTGCCAG
TAAAATGGTTGCGGTGGTGAAAGCGAACGCTTATGGTCACGGTCTTCTTGAGACCGCGCGAACGCTCCCCGATGCTGACG
CCTTTGGCGTAGCCCGTCTCGAAGAAGCTCTGCGACTGCGTGCGGGGGGAATCACCAAACCTGTACTGTTACTCGAAGGC
TTTTTTGATGCCAGAGATCTGCCGACGATTTCTGCGCAACATTTTCATACCGCCGTGCATAACGAAGAACAGCTGGCTGC
GCTGGAAGAGGCTAGCCTGGACGAGCCGGTTACCGTCTGGATGAAACTCGATACCGGTATGCACCGTCTGGGCGTAAGGC
CGGAACAGGCTGAGGCGTTTTATCATCGCCTGACCCAGTGCAAAAACGTTCGTCAGCCGGTGAATATCGTCAGCCATTTT
GCGCGCGCGGATGAACCAAAATGTGGCGCAACCGAGAAACAACTCGCTATCTTTAATACCTTTTGCGAAGGCAAACCTGG
TCAACGTTCCATTGCCGCATCGGGTGGCATTCTGCTGTGGCCACAGTCGCATTTTGACTGGGTGCGCCCGGGCATCATTC
TTTATGGCGTCTCGCCGCTGGAAGATCGCTCCACCGGTGCCGATTTTGGCTGTCAGCCAGTGATGTCACTAACCTCCAGC
CTGATTGCCGTGCGTGAGCATAAAGCCGGAGAACCTGTTGGTTATGGTGGAACCTGGGTAAGCGAACGTGATACCCGTCT
TGGCGTAGTCGCGATGGGCTATGGCGATGGTTATCCGCGCGCCGCGCCGTCCGGTACGCCAGTGCTGGTGAACGGTCGCG
AAGTACCGATTGTCGGGCGCGTGGCGATGGATATGATCTGCGTAGACTTAGGTCCACAGGCGCAGGACAAAGCCGGGGAT
CCGGTCATTTTATGGGGCGAAGGTTTGCCCGTAGAACGTATCGCTGAAATGACGAAAGTAAGCGCTTACGAACTTATTAC
GCGCCTGACTTCAAGGGTCGCGATGAAATACGTGGATTAA

Protein sequence :
MQAATVVINRRALRHNLQRLRELAPASKMVAVVKANAYGHGLLETARTLPDADAFGVARLEEALRLRAGGITKPVLLLEG
FFDARDLPTISAQHFHTAVHNEEQLAALEEASLDEPVTVWMKLDTGMHRLGVRPEQAEAFYHRLTQCKNVRQPVNIVSHF
ARADEPKCGATEKQLAIFNTFCEGKPGQRSIAASGGILLWPQSHFDWVRPGIILYGVSPLEDRSTGADFGCQPVMSLTSS
LIAVREHKAGEPVGYGGTWVSERDTRLGVVAMGYGDGYPRAAPSGTPVLVNGREVPIVGRVAMDMICVDLGPQAQDKAGD
PVILWGEGLPVERIAEMTKVSAYELITRLTSRVAMKYVD

• Homologs from PAI DB

GeneGenBank Accn Product Virulance or Resistance PAI or REI Alignment Type E-val Identity
dadX AAC61705.1 alanine racemase Not tested PAI I CFT073 Protein 1e-55 43