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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 3-Dec-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    waaB
    Official Full Name
    UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase
    Primary source
    ECOCYC:EG11351
    Locus tag
    b3628
    See related
    ASAP:ABE-0011862
    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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    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 hexosyltransferase 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
      I7A071
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      PRK09922
      Location:1 → 357
      PRK09922; lipopolysaccharide 1,6-galactosyltransferase
    Nucleotide Protein
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