TARGET Research Results
Details
DescriptionPROBABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL MYCOCEROSIC ACID SYNTHASE MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED MAS
Accession numberRv2940c
Gene namemas
Gene length6336
Protein length2111
Coordinates3276380..3282715
Orientation-
Molecular mass224379.27
Isoelectric point4.84

Database Crossreferences
Deletion Mutant Phenotype
in-vivoguinea pig
 mouse
 rabbit

in-vitroHBMEC
 macrophage

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

Strain NamePhenotype (Mouse)
JHU2940c-3509[no data]
JHU2940c-5938[no data]
JHU2940c-5244[no data]
JHU2940c-5299[no data]
JHU2940c-5035[no data]
JHU2940c-3980[no data]
JHU2940c-4822[no data]
JHU2940c-150Not-Attenuated
 

CDC1551 Homolog
ORFMT3010
Essentiality Prediction
Sassetti et al, 2003*non-essential

JHU Transposon Mutant(s) Available
NameMT#Rv#POIGene LengthAvailable from BEI
JHU2940c-3509MT3010Rv2940c35096336yes
JHU2940c-5938MT3010Rv2940c59386336no (will be available later)
JHU2940c-5299MT3010Rv2940c52996336no (will be available later)
JHU2940c-5035MT3010Rv2940c50356336no (will be available later)
JHU2940c-3980MT3010Rv2940c39806336no (will be available later)
JHU2940c-4822MT3010Rv2940c48226336yes
  
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]