Cyclic AMP and the production of sex pili by E. coli K-12 carrying derepressed sex factors

Identification of the dye gene product,

Identification of the dye gene product, mutational loss of which alters envelope protein composition and also affects sex factor F expression in Escherichia coli K-12

✍ Buxton, Roger S. ;Drury, Lucy S. 📂 Article 📅 1984 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 807 KB

The product of the dye gene of Escherichia coli, mapping at 99-100 min, is required for expression of the sex factor F, and also appears to be involved in the regulation of envelope proteins. Mutation of dye thus results in loss of expression of the F-factor (Fex-), i.e. male sterility, and dye sens