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Gene Report : lpxD
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class essential
     References (PMID)
Mol Microbiol. 1992;6(7):817-23.
What is known about the structure and function of the Escherichia coli protein FirA?
Dicker IB, Seetharam S. ( 1602961 )
     Deletion OCR33,35-4 (AK4-2 / BK5-2) (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  lpxD
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  lpxD   Search strains by all related name:  lpxD b0179 ECK0178 fir firA hlpA JW0174 ompH omsA skp ssc

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name lpxD  
 Alternative name b0179,ECK0178,fir,firA,hlpA,JW0174,ompH,omsA,skp,ssc  
 Location, Length 200,971 - 201,996 (  +  ) ;   4.33 min ; 1026 (bp) ,   341 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase  
 Operon Name bamA-hlpA-lpxD-fabZ-lpxAB-rnhB-dnaE  
 Note 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:0005515 ; protein binding ( skp )
GO:0008415 ; acyltransferase activity ( lpxD )
GO:0008610 ; lipid biosynthetic process ( lpxD )
GO:0009245 ; lipid A biosynthetic process ( lpxD )
GO:0016740 ; transferase activity ( lpxD )
GO:0016747 ; transferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups ( lpxD )
GO:0042597 ; periplasmic space ( skp )
GO:0046677 ; response to antibiotic ( lpxD )
 PID 1786376  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
2.3.1.-  
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene lpxD ( EG10316 )  
    Number of removed 1 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 1 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) LPXD_ECOLI ( P21645 )
    -  Protein name UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] glucosamine N-acyltransferase  
    -  Synonyms EC 2.3.1.-, FirA protein, Rifampicin resistance protein  
    -  Gene name Name=lpxD; Synonyms=firA, omsA; OrderedLocusNames=b0179;  

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View Location
   190.0  –  215.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP hlpA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )   lpxD (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Crystal Structure Of Udp-N-Acetylglucosamine Acyltransferase  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] glucosamine N-acyltransferase (Protein firA) (Rifampicin resistance protein)  
         PSI-BLAST UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] glucosamine N-acyltransferase
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] glucosamine N-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    HEXAPEP_TRANSFERASES     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG1044M 
    EcoCyc lpxD 

MMBR References
J Bacteriol. 1988;170(12):5916-8.
Identity of the 17-kilodalton protein, a DNA-binding protein from Escherichia coli, and the firA gene product.
Aasland R, Coleman J, Holck AL, Smith CL, Raetz CR, Kleppe K. ( 3056922 )
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(1):334-44.
Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the firA gene and the firA200(Ts) allele from Escherichia coli.
Dicker IB, Seetharam S. ( 1987124 )
Eur J Biochem. 1993;212:363-369
Defective biosynthesis of the lipid A component of temperature-sensitive firA (omsA) mutant of Escherichia coli.
Helander, I. M., B. Lindner, U. Seydel, and M. Vaara.
FEBS Lett. 1990;262(1):123-6.
Bacterial 'histone-like protein I' (HLP-I) is an outer membrane constituent?
Hirvas L, Coleman J, Koski P, Vaara M. ( 2318304 )
J Bacteriol. 1991;173(3):1223-9.
The ompH gene of Yersinia enterocolitica: cloning, sequencing, expression, and comparison with known enterobacterial ompH sequences.
Hirvas L, Koski P, Vaara M. ( 1991717 )
J Biol Chem. 1993;268:19866-19874
The firA gene of Escherichia coli encodes UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase. The third step of endotoxin biosynthesis.
Kelly, T. M., S. A. Stachula, C. R. H. Raetz, and M. S. Anderson.
J Bacteriol. 1994;176:1639-1646
Mutations in firA, encoding the second acyltransferase in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, affect multiple steps in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis.
Roy, A. M., and J. Coleman.
Microbiol. Rev. 1993;57:655-682
Genetics of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in enteric bacteria.
Schnaitman, C. A., and J. D. Klena.
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 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MPSIRLADLA QQLDAELHGD GDIVITGVAS MQSAQTGHIT FMVNPKYREH LGLCQASAVV MTQDDLPFAK 
0071 SAALVVKNPY LTYARMAQIL DTTPQPAQNI APSAVIDATA KLGNNVSIGA NAVIESGVEL GDNVIIGAGC 
0141 FVGKNSKIGA GSRLWANVTI YHEIQIGQNC LIQSGTVVGA DGFGYANDRG NWVKIPQIGR VIIGDRVEIG 
0211 ACTTIDRGAL DDTIIGNGVI IDNQCQIAHN VVIGDNTAVA GGVIMAGSLK IGRYCMIGGA SVINGHMEIC 
0281 DKVTVTGMGM VMRPITEPGV YSSGIPLQPN KVWRKTAALV MNIDDMSKRL KSLERKVNQQ D

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             CCAGGATATC GATCTGGTTG TTGATGCAAA 
-070 CGCCGTTGCT TACAACAGCA GCGATGTAAA AGACATCACT GCCGACGTAC TGAAACAGGT TAAATAAGTA 
0001 atgccttcaa ttcgactggc tgatttagcg cagcagttgg atgcagaact acacggtgat ggcgatatcg 
0071 tcatcaccgg cgttgcgtcc atgcaatctg cacaaacagg tcacattacg ttcatggtta acccaaaata 
0141 ccgtgagcat ttaggcttgt gccaggcgtc cgcggttgtc atgacccagg acgatcttcc tttcgcgaaa 
0211 agtgccgcac tggtagtgaa gaatccctac ctgacttacg cgcgcatggc gcaaatttta gataccacgc 
0281 cgcagcccgc gcagaacatt gcacccagtg cggtgatcga cgcgacggcg aagctgggta acaacgtatc 
0351 gattggcgct aacgcggtga ttgagtccgg cgttgaactg ggcgataacg tgattatcgg tgccggttgc 
0421 ttcgtaggta aaaacagcaa aatcggtgca ggttcgcgtc tctgggcgaa cgtaaccatt taccatgaga 
0491 tccagatcgg tcagaattgc ctgatccagt ccggaacagt ggtaggcgca gacggctttg gttatgccaa 
0561 cgatcgtggt aactgggtga agatcccaca gattggtcgc gtaattattg gcgatcgcgt ggagatcggt 
0631 gcctgcacaa ccatcgatcg cggcgcgctg gatgacacta ttattggcaa tggcgtgatc attgataacc 
0701 agtgccagat tgcacataac gtcgtgattg gcgacaatac ggcggttgcc ggtggcgtca ttatggcggg 
0771 cagcctgaaa attggtcgtt actgcatgat cggcggagcc agcgtaatca acgggcatat ggaaatatgc 
0841 gacaaagtga cggttacggg catgggtatg gtgatgcgtc ccatcactga accaggcgtc tattcctcag 
0911 gcattccgct gcaacccaac aaagtctggc gcaaaaccgc tgcactggtg atgaacattg atgacatgag 
0981 caagcgtctg aaatcgcttg agcgcaaggt taatcaacaa gactaaCGTT CCATCTTTTG TTCGCCAAAC 
1051 TTTACGGCCT GTCTCATTCT TACGATTGCG GCAGGCCGTG TTATTATTGT CGTTTCTTAT ATTTTGACAG 
1121 GAAGAG