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kdsB 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945539, updated on 26-Mar-2025
Official Symbol
kdsB
Official Full Name
3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10519
Locus tag
b0918
See related
ASAP:ABE-0003122
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK0909
Summary
CMP-KDO synthetase activates the 8-carbon sugar KDO for incorporation into lipopolysaccharide. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10519].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (970852..971598)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ATP-binding lipopolysaccharide transport protein Neighboring gene tetraacyldisaccharide 4'-kinase Neighboring gene interstrand DNA crosslink repair glycosylase Neighboring gene PF03966 family protein YcaR Neighboring gene putative phosphotransferase YcbJ Neighboring gene envelope biogenesis factor Neighboring gene tRNA cmo(5)U34 methyltransferase Neighboring gene chromosome partitioning protein MukF

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables magnesium ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables nucleotidyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Preferred Names
3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase
NP_415438.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    970852..971598
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415438.1 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415438.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A2X1JGJ5, A0A376X0Q8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK05450
    Location:1248
    PRK05450; 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase; Provisional