Identification
Name:Multidrug transporter emrE
Synonyms:
  • Efflux-multidrug resistance protein emrE
  • Ethidium resistance protein
  • Methyl viologen resistance protein C
Gene Name:emrE
Enzyme Class:Not Available
Biological Properties
General Function:Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Specific Function:Multidrug transporter that expels positively charged hydrophobic drugs across the inner membrane of E.coli., thereby conferring resistance to a wide range of toxic compounds. The drug efflux is coupled to an influx of protons. Is involved in the resistance of E.coli cells to methyl viologen, ethidium bromide and acriflavine. Is also able to transport tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP(+)) and benzalkonium
Cellular Location:Cell inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
GO Classification:
Component
cell part
integral to membrane
intrinsic to membrane
membrane part
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0543
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:12.23
Left Sequence End567538
Right Sequence End567870
Gene Sequence:
>333 bp
ATGAGCTTTTTTATTTCTGATGCGGTAGCGGCAACGGGTGCACCGGCGCAAGGTAGCCCG
ATGTCTTTGATTTTGATGCTGGTGGTATTCGGTCTGATTTTCTATTTCATGATCCTGCGT
CCACAGCAGAAGCGCACCAAAGAACACAAAAAGCTGATGGACTCCATTGCCAAAGGTGAT
GAAGTTCTGACGAACGGTGGCCTGGTTGGTCGCGTAACCAAAGTAGCGGAAAACGGCTAC
ATTGCTATCGCGCTGAATGACACCACTGAAGTAGTTATTAAACGTGACTTCGTAGCTGCC
GTCCTGCCGAAAGGCACCATGAAGGCGCTGTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:110
Protein Molecular Weight:11958
Protein Theoretical pI:8
PDB File:1S7B
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • 4-21
  • 34-52
  • 58-81
  • 85-105
Protein Sequence:
>Multidrug transporter emrE
MNPYIYLGGAILAEVIGTTLMKFSEGFTRLWPSVGTIICYCASFWLLAQTLAYIPTGIAY
AIWSGVGIVLISLLSWGFFGQRLDLPAIIGMMLICAGVLIINLLSRSTPH
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P23895
Uniprot Name:EMRE_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674547
PDB ID:1S7B
Ecogene ID:EG10629
Ecocyc:EG10629
ColiBase:b0543
Kegg Gene:b0543
EchoBASE ID:EB0623
CCDB:EMRE_ECOLI
BacMap:16128526
General Reference:
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