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waaB UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948144, updated on 2-May-2024

Summary

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Gene symbol
waaB
Gene description
UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase
Primary source
ASAP:ABE-0011862
Locus tag
b3628
See related
ECOCYC:EG11351
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
ECK3618; lps; rfaB; syn
Summary
The lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli K-12 consists of two major components: the hydrophobic lipid A moiety inserted into the outer membrane and the phosphorylated core oligosaccharide . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11351].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3803058..3804137, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene UDP-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,2-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein WaaS Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core heptose (I) kinase Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide glucosyltransferase I

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Role of Cell Surface Lipopolysaccharides in Escherichia coli K12 adhesion and transport. Walker SL, et al. Langmuir, 2004 Aug 31. PMID 15323526
  2. Identification of bacteriophage K20 binding regions of OmpF and lipopolysaccharide in Escherichia coli K-12. Traurig M, et al. FEMS Microbiol Lett, 1999 Dec 1. PMID 10564794
  3. Genetic analysis of lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis by Escherichia coli K-12: insertion mutagenesis of the rfa locus. Austin EA, et al. J Bacteriol, 1990 Sep. PMID 2168379, Free PMC Article
  4. Regulation of membrane glycosyltransferases by the sfrB and rfaH genes of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. Creeger ES, et al. J Biol Chem, 1984 Mar 10. PMID 6230355
  5. Effect of rfaH (sfrB) and temperature on expression of rfa genes of Escherichia coli K-12. Pradel E, et al. J Bacteriol, 1991 Oct. PMID 1655711, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Pathways from PubChem

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables glycosyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables glycosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables lipopolysaccharide-1,6-galactosyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3803058..3804137 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418085.2 UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418085.2

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8S7YRY8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK09922
    Location:1 → 357
    PRK09922; lipopolysaccharide 1,6-galactosyltransferase
Nucleotide Protein
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