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galT galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945357, updated on 19-Nov-2025
Official Symbol
galT
Official Full Name
galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10366
Locus tag
b0758
See related
ASAP:ABE-0002573
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK0747; galB
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (789983..791029, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase Neighboring gene galactose-1-epimerase Neighboring gene galactokinase Neighboring gene UDP-glucose 4-epimerase Neighboring gene ABC family protein ModF

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. The structure of nucleotidylated histidine-166 of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase provides insight into phosphoryl group transfer. Wedekind JE, et al. Biochemistry, 1996 Sep 10. PMID 8794735
  2. Stereochemical courses of nucleotidyltransferase and phosphotransferase action. Uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase, galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, adenylate kinase, and nucleoside diphosphate kinase. Sheu KF, et al. Biochemistry, 1979 Dec 11. PMID 229894
  3. Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase: isolation and properties of a uridylyl-enzyme intermediate. Wong LJ, et al. Biochemistry, 1977 Mar 8. PMID 321007
  4. Nucleophile in the active site of Escherichia coli galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase: degradation of the uridylyl-enzyme intermediate to N3-phosphohistidine. Yang SL, et al. Biochemistry, 1979 Jul 10. PMID 380639
  5. E. coli galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase: N-terminal and C-terminal sequences. Raychowdhury R, et al. Mol Cell Biochem, 1979 Feb 9. PMID 384209

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on mature peptide
    Title: E. coli galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase: N-terminal and C-terminal sequences.
Submit: New GeneRIF Correction
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables UDP-glucose:hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables UDP-glucose:hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables UDP-glucose:hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables ferrous iron binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables galactokinase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables nucleotidyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables zinc ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables zinc ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in carbohydrate phosphorylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose, Leloir pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose, Leloir pathway IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in galactose metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
NP_415279.1

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Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    789983..791029 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415279.1 galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415279.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A7A4N6E1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK11720
    Location:1 → 346
    PRK11720; UDP-glucose--hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
Nucleotide Protein
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