Gene Information

Name : alr (ECH74115_5555)
Accession : YP_002273593.1
Strain : Escherichia coli EC4115
Genome accession: NC_011353
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 : 5194137 - 5195216 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 :
ATGCAAGCGGCAACTGTTGTGATTAACCGCCGCGCTCTGCGACACAACCTGCAACGTCTTCGTGAACTGGCACCTGCCAG
TAAAATGGTTGCGGTGGTGAAAGCGAACGCTTATGGTCACGGTCTTCTTGAGACCGCGCGAACGCTCCCCGATGCTGACG
CCTTTGGCGTAGCCCGTCTCGAAGAAGCTCTGCGACTGCGTGCGGGGGGAATCACCAAACCTGTACTGTTACTCGAAGGC
TTTTTTGATGCCAGAGATCTGCCGACGATTTCTGCGCAACATTTTCATACCGCCGTGCATAACGAAGAACAGCTGGCTGC
GCTGGAAGAGGCTAGCCTGGACGAGCCGGTTACCGTCTGGATGAAACTCGATACCGGTATGCACCGTCTGGGCGTAAGGC
CGGAACAGGCTGAGGCGTTTTATCATCGCCTGACCCAGTGCAAAAACGTTCGGCAGCCGGTGAATATCGTCAGCCATTTT
GCGCGCGCGGATGAACCAAAATGTGGCGCAACCGAGAAACAACTCGCTATCTTTAATACCTTTTGCGAAGGCAAACCAGG
TCAACGTTCCATTGCCGCGTCGGGTGGCATTCTGCTGTGGCCACAGTCGCATTTTGACTGGGTGCGCCCGGGCATCATTC
TTTATGGCGTCTCGCCGCTGGAAGATCGCTCCACCGGTGCCGATTTTGGCTGTCAGCCAGTGATGTCACTAACCTCCAGC
CTGATTGCCGTGCGTGAGCATAAAGTCGGAGAGCCTGTCGGTTATGGTGGAACCTGGATAAGCGAACGTGATACTCGTCT
TGGTGTAGTTGCGATGGGCTATGGCGATGGTTATCCGCGCGCCGCGCCGTCCGGTACGCCAGTGCTGGTGAACGGTCGCG
AAGTGCCGATTGTCGGGCGCGTGGCGATGGATATGATCTGCGTAGACTTAGGTCCACAGGCACAGGATAAAGCCGGGGAC
CCGGTCATTTTGTGGGGTGAAGGTTTGCCCGTAGAACGTATCGCTGAAATGACGAAAGTAAGCGCTTACGAACTTATTAC
GCGCCTGACTTCAAGGGTCGCGATGAAATACGTGGATTAA

Protein sequence :
MQAATVVINRRALRHNLQRLRELAPASKMVAVVKANAYGHGLLETARTLPDADAFGVARLEEALRLRAGGITKPVLLLEG
FFDARDLPTISAQHFHTAVHNEEQLAALEEASLDEPVTVWMKLDTGMHRLGVRPEQAEAFYHRLTQCKNVRQPVNIVSHF
ARADEPKCGATEKQLAIFNTFCEGKPGQRSIAASGGILLWPQSHFDWVRPGIILYGVSPLEDRSTGADFGCQPVMSLTSS
LIAVREHKVGEPVGYGGTWISERDTRLGVVAMGYGDGYPRAAPSGTPVLVNGREVPIVGRVAMDMICVDLGPQAQDKAGD
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 2e-55 42