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waaO UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948143, updated on 3-Dec-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
waaO
Official Full Name
UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11352
Locus tag
b3627
See related
ASAP:ABE-0011860
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
ECK3617; rfaI; waaI
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: EG11352].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3802039..3803058, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core heptose (II) kinase Neighboring gene UDP-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,2-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein WaaS

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. Conserved structural regions involved in the catalytic mechanism of Escherichia coli K-12 WaaO (RfaI). Shibayama K, et al. J Bacteriol, 1998 Oct. PMID 9765561, Free PMC Article
  2. Cloning of genes for bacterial glycosyltransferases. I. Selection of hybrid plasmids carrying genes for two glucosyltransferases. Creeger ES, et al. J Biol Chem, 1979 Feb 10. PMID 368061
  3. Cloning genes for bacterial glycosyltransferases. Creeger ES, et al. Methods Enzymol, 1982. PMID 6212748
  4. 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
  5. 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

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Pathways from PubChem

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General gene information

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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables glycosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables lipopolysaccharide 3-alpha-galactosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables lipopolysaccharide glucosyltransferase II activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables lipopolysaccharide glucosyltransferase II activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
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 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase
NP_418084.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3802039..3803058 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418084.1 UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418084.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8S0FDR5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK15171
    Location:4 → 338
    PRK15171; lipopolysaccharide 3-alpha-galactosyltransferase
Nucleotide Protein
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