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dhaL dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit L [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945748, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
dhaL
Official Full Name
dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit L
Primary source
ECOCYC:G6626
Locus tag
b1199
See related
ASAP:ABE-0004026
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
dhaK2; ECK1187; ycgS; ysgS
Summary
DhaL is similar to C-terminal half of single protein DHA kinases. [More information is available at EcoGene: EG13900]. The L subunit is similar to the C-terminal half of ATP-dependent dihydroxyacetone kinases of eukaryotes and other bacteria. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G6626].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1249125..1249757, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene periplasmic trehalase Neighboring gene dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit M Neighboring gene dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit K Neighboring gene DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator DhaR

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Crystal structure of the nucleotide-binding subunit DhaL of the Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase. Oberholzer AE, et al. J Mol Biol, 2006 Jun 9. PMID 16647083
  2. Structural and mechanistic insight into covalent substrate binding by Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase. Shi R, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2011 Jan 25. PMID 21209328, Free PMC Article
  3. Heterodimeric dihydroxyacetone kinase from a ptsI mutant of Escherichia coli. Beutler R, et al. Microbiology (Reading), 2001 Feb. PMID 11158340
  4. From ATP as substrate to ADP as coenzyme: functional evolution of the nucleotide binding subunit of dihydroxyacetone kinases. Bächler C, et al. J Biol Chem, 2005 May 6. PMID 15753087
  5. A mechanism of covalent substrate binding in the x-ray structure of subunit K of the Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase. Siebold C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2003 Jul 8. PMID 12813127, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Data show that the structure of dihydroxyacetone kinase complex DhaK undergoes significant conformational changes to accommodate binding of DhaL.
    Title: Structural and mechanistic insight into covalent substrate binding by Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ADP binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables ATP binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables glycerone kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables magnesium ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables nucleotide binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables phosphoenolpyruvate-glycerone phosphotransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables phosphoenolpyruvate-glycerone phosphotransferase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
contributes_to transferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in carbohydrate phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in glycerol catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in glycerol metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of transferase complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit L
NP_415717.1

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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
    1249125..1249757 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415717.1 dihydroxyacetone kinase subunit L

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415717.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A6N8R0H0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10005
    Location:1 → 210
    PRK10005; dihydroxyacetone kinase ADP-binding subunit DhaL
Nucleotide Protein
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