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Gene Report : lpxA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class essential
     References (PMID)
J Biol Chem. 1994;269(52):32896-903.
An Escherichia coli gene (FabZ) encoding (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl acyl carrier protein dehydrase. Relation to fabA and suppression of mutations in lipid A biosynthesis.
Mohan S, Kelly TM, Eveland SS, Raetz CR, Anderson MS. ( 7806516 )
     Deletion OCR33,35-4 (AK4-2 / BK5-2) (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
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General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name lpxA  
 Alternative name b0181,ECK0180,JW0176  
 Location, Length 202,560 - 203,348 (  +  ) ;   4.37 min ; 789 (bp) ,   262 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acetyltransferase  
 Operon Name bamA-hlpA-lpxD-fabZ-lpxAB-rnhB-dnaE  
 Note UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acetyltransferase; lipid A biosynthesis; GO_component: GO:0005737 - cytoplasm; GO_function: GO:0042280 - cell surface antigen activity, host-interacting; GO_process: GO:0009245 - lipid A biosynthetic process  
 Function enzyme; Surface polysaccharides & antigens  
 Gene Ontology GO:0005737 ; cytoplasm ( lpxA )
GO:0008415 ; acyltransferase activity ( lpxA )
GO:0008610 ; lipid biosynthetic process ( lpxA )
GO:0008780 ; acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]-UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase activity ( lpxA )
GO:0009245 ; lipid A biosynthetic process ( lpxA )
GO:0016740 ; transferase activity ( lpxA )
 PID 1786378  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
2.3.1.129  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 1 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) LPXA_ECOLI ( P10440 ; P78243 )
    -  Protein name Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]--UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase  
    -  Synonyms EC 2.3.1.129, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase  
    -  Gene name Name=lpxA; OrderedLocusNames=b0181, c0218, SF0171, S0174;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   190.0  –  215.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP lpxA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain , Udp N-Acetylglucosamine Acyltransferase  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]--UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase)  
         PSI-BLAST Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]--UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase [Escherichia coli K12]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    TYR_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    PROKAR_LIPOPROTEIN    HEXAPEP_TRANSFERASES     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG1043M 
    EcoCyc lpxA 

MMBR References
J Biol Chem. 1990;265:6394-6402
A mutant of Escherichia coli defective in the first step of endotoxin biosynthesis.
Galloway, A., and C. R. H. Raetz.
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(11):3591-6.
Acyl-acyl carrier protein specificity of UDP-GlcNAc acyltransferases from gram-negative bacteria: relationship to lipid A structure.
Williamson JM, Anderson MS, Raetz CR. ( 1904441 )
J Bacteriol. 1988;170(3):1268-74.
First committed step of lipid A biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: sequence of the lpxA gene.
Coleman J, Raetz CRH. ( 3277952 )
J Bacteriol. 1986;168(1):152-9.
Molecular cloning of the genes for lipid A disaccharide synthase and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase in Escherichia coli.
Crowell DN, Anderson MS, Raetz CRH. ( 3531165 )
J Bacteriol. 1987;169(12):5727-34.
Nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli gene for lipid A disaccharide synthase.
Crowell DN, Reznikoff WS, Raetz CRH. ( 2824445 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MIDKSAFVHP TAIVEEGASI GANAHIGPFC IVGPHVEIGE GTVLKSHVVV NGHTKIGRDN EIYQFASIGE 
0071 VNQDLKYAGE PTRVEIGDRN RIRESVTIHR GTVQGGGLTK VGSDNLLMIN AHIAHDCTVG NRCILANNAT 
0141 LAGHVSVDDF AIIGGMTAVH QFCIIGAHVM VGGCSGVAQD VPPYVIAQGN HATPFGVNIE GLKRRGFSRE 
0211 AITAIRNAYK LIYRSGKTLD EVKPEIAELA ETYPEVKAFT DFFARSTRGL IR

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             GCGCCGCGGC CTGACCCGTT TTAAAGGGGT 
-070 TGCTCTGGTC GATGGTAAAG TAGTTTGCGA AGCAACGATG ATGTGTGCTC GTAGCCGGGA GGCCTGATAC 
0001 gtgattgata aatccgcctt tgtgcatcca accgccattg tggaagaggg cgcgtcaatt ggcgcgaacg 
0071 cacacattgg tcctttttgt atcgttggac cccatgtcga aattggtgag ggtaccgtac tgaaatctca 
0141 cgttgtcgtg aatggtcata ctaaaattgg ccgcgataat gagatttatc agttcgcctc catcggcgaa 
0211 gttaaccagg atctgaaata tgctggcgaa ccgacccgtg tggaaatcgg cgatcgtaac cgcattcgcg 
0281 aaagcgtcac cattcatcgt ggcacagtcc agggcggtgg attgacgaag gtgggcagcg acaacttact 
0351 gatgatcaac gcgcacattg cgcacgattg tacggtaggt aaccgctgta ttctcgccaa caacgcaacg 
0421 ctggcgggtc acgtatcggt tgacgacttc gcgatcatcg gcggcatgac cgcagtccat cagttctgca 
0491 tcattggtgc gcacgtgatg gttggcggct gctccggtgt ggcgcaggac gtccctcctt atgtcattgc 
0561 gcagggtaac cacgcaacgc cgttcggtgt caatatcgaa gggctgaagc gccgcggatt cagccgtgag 
0631 gcgattaccg ctatccgcaa tgcgtataag ctgatttatc gtagcggtaa aacgctcgat gaagtgaaac 
0701 cggaaattgc tgaactggcg gaaacatatc cggaagtgaa agcctttacc gatttctttg cacgctcaac 
0771 gcgcggtctg attcgttaaT GACTGAACAG CGTCCATTAA CGATTGCCCT GGTCGCCGGA GAAACCTCCG 
0841 GCGATATCCT GGGGGCCGGT TTAATCCGCG CTCTGAAAGA ACATGTGCC