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Site kdtA
- Name: kdtA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3633 MG1655 locus tag waaA - Mnemonic: KDO transfer (to lipid A)
- Left End Point: 82.04
- Right End Point: 82.07
- Products:
CMP-3-deoxy-D-mannooctulosonate-lipid A transferase, bifunctional, adding both KDOs to lipid A - Direction: >
- Properties:
Property Comment essential gene NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
kdtA791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10520 EcoliWiki kdtA - Comment:
- References:
- Clementz, T., C.H.R. Raetz 1991. A gene coding for 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic-acid transferase in Escherichia coli. Identification, mapping, cloning, and sequencing. J.Biol.Chem. 266:9687-9696
- Clementz, T. 1992. The gene coding for 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonic acid transferase and the rfaQ gene are transcribed from divergently arranged promoters in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 174:7750-7756
- Schnaitman, CA, JD Klena 1993. Genetics of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in enteric bacteria. Microbiol. Rev. 57(3):655-82.
- Belunis, C.J., T. Clementz, S.M. Carty, C.R. Raetz 1995. Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and cell growth following inactivation of the kdtA gene in Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 270:27646-27652