eptB phosphoethanolamine transferase EptB [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655] - Gene

Summary

Gene symbol: eptB
Gene description: phosphoethanolamine transferase EptB
Primary source: ASAP:ABE-0011581
Locus tag: b3546
See related: ECOCYC:EG12267
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage: Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as: ECK3533; yhjW
Summary: Localized to the inner membrane by subcellular fractionation (Reynolds, 2005). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG12267]. The eptB gene encodes the Ca2+-induced phosphoethanolamine transferase . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG12267].
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NC_000913.3 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

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the active site of EptB faces the periplasmic surface of the inner membrane
Title: A phosphoethanolamine transferase specific for the outer 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid residue of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. Identification of the eptB gene and Ca2+ hypersensitivity of an eptB deletion mutant.

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables phosphatidylethanolamine:Kdo2-lipid A phosphoethanolamine transferase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables phosphatidylethanolamine:Kdo2-lipid A phosphoethanolamine transferase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables transferase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in lipid A biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within lipid A biosynthetic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in lipid A biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lipid metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in plasma membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

NP_418002.2

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