Gene description

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase

Locus Tag

SAR2212

Gene type

protein coding

RefSeq status

PROVISIONAL

Organism

Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus MRSA252

Lineage

Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacillales; Staphylococcus

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Names

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase

YP_041572.1

EC 2.5.1.7

adds enolpyruvyl to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine as a component of cell wall formation; gram-positive bacteria have 2 copies of MurA which are active

Genome Annotation

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This section includes genomic Reference Sequences (RefSeqs) from all assemblies on which this gene is annotated, such as RefSeqs for chromosomes and scaffolds (contigs) from both reference and alternate assemblies. Model RNAs and proteins are also reported here.

mRNA and Protein(s)

1. YP_041572.1 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase [Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus MRSA252]

   UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

   Q6GEV1

   Conserved Domains (2) summary

   cd01555
   Location:14 – 410
   Blast Score: 1200

   UdpNAET; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase catalyzes enolpyruvyl transfer as part of the first step in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, a component of the bacterial cell wall. The reaction is phosphoenolpyruvate + UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine...

   TIGR01072
   Location:3 – 415
   Blast Score: 1191

   murA; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase