TARGET Research Results
Details
DescriptionPROBABLE MEMBRANE BOUND POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE PKS6
Accession numberRv0405
Gene namepks6
Gene length4209
Protein length1402
Coordinates485731..489939
Orientation+
Molecular mass147612.91
Isoelectric point5.48

Database Crossreferences
Deletion Mutant Phenotype
in-vivoguinea pig
 mouse
 rabbit

in-vitroHBMEC
 macrophage

Mutant Survival in DeADMAn (Lamichhane et al., 2005)*

Strain NamePhenotype (Mouse)
JHU0405-3805[no data]
JHU0405-3068[no data]
 

CDC1551 Homolog
ORFMT0418
Essentiality Prediction
Sassetti et al, 2003*non-essential

JHU Transposon Mutant(s) Available
NameMT#Rv#POIGene LengthAvailable from BEI
JHU0405-3805MT0418Rv040538054209yes
  
For a list of currently available mutants, please visit BEI's transposon mutant webpage.

If we have not disrupted your gene using random mutagenesis, we may be able to create a knockout mutant for you.

References
Lamichhane, G., M. Zignol, N. J. Blades, D. E. Geiman, A. Dougherty, J. Grosset, K. W. Broman, and W. R. Bishai. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:7213-7218. [Abstract/Free Full Text]
Sassetti, C. M., Boyd, D. H. & Rubin, E. J. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:12989-12994. [Abstract/Free Full Text]
Lamichhane G, Tyagi S, Bishai WR (2005) Infect Immun. Apr;73(4):2533-40.
[Abstract/Free Full Text]