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DescriptionMETHOXY MYCOLIC ACID SYNTHASE 2 MMAA2 (METHYL MYCOLIC ACID SYNTHASE 2) (MMA2) (HYDROXY MYCOLIC ACID SYNTHASE)
Accession numberRv0644c
Gene namemmaA2
Gene length864
Protein length287
Coordinates738297..739160
Orientation-
Molecular mass32724.24
Isoelectric point5.73

Database Crossreferences
Deletion Mutant Phenotype
in-vivoguinea pig
 mouse
 rabbit

in-vitroHBMEC
 macrophage

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

Strain NamePhenotype (Mouse)
JHU0644c-83[no data]
JHU0644c-188[no data]
JHU0644c-952[no data]
JHU0644c-187[no data]
JHU0644c-345[no data]
JHU0644c-65[no data]
JHU0644c-187Not-Attenuated
 

CDC1551 Homolog
ORFMT0672
Essentiality Prediction
Sassetti et al, 2003*non-essential

JHU Transposon Mutant(s) Available
NameMT#Rv#POIGene LengthAvailable from BEI
JHU0644c-83MT0672Rv0644c83954yes
JHU0644c-188MT0672Rv0644c188954no (will be available later)
JHU0644c-952MT0672Rv0644c952954yes
JHU0644c-187MT0672Rv0644c187954yes
JHU0644c-345MT0672Rv0644c345954no (will be available later)
  
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]