lacZ gene (in E. coli)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:François_Jacob
gptkb:Jacques_Monod
gptkbp:EC_number 3.2.1.23
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:beta-galactosidase
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 945006
gptkbp:enzyme beta-galactosidase activity
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1960
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:gene gptkb:lacZ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label lacZ gene (in E. coli)
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:E._coli_chromosome
gptkbp:molecularWeight 116 kDa (for beta-galactosidase monomer)
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith loss of lactose metabolism
gptkbp:orthologIn other enterobacteria
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:lac_operon
gptkbp:product glucose
galactose
tetramer
beta-galactosidase (LacZ protein)
blue pigment (with X-gal)
gptkbp:productFunction hydrolyzes lactose into glucose and galactose
gptkbp:regulates induced by lactose
repressed by glucose
affected by CAP-cAMP complex
controlled by lac promoter
repressed by lac repressor
gptkbp:sequence 3072 base pairs
gptkbp:substrate gptkb:X-gal
lactose
gptkbp:usedAs reporter gene
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:blue-white_screening
biosensors
synthetic biology
genetic engineering
molecular cloning
gene expression studies
enzyme assays
cell lineage tracing
histochemical staining
bacterial two-hybrid systems
complementation assays
reporter assays in eukaryotes
transcriptional fusion assays
transgenic animal studies
translational fusion assays
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta-galactosidase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7