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glgA [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947932, updated on 11-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
glgA
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10377
Locus tag
b3429
See related
ASAP:ABE-0011200
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
ECK3415
Summary
Glycogen synthase is a glycosyltransferase, the second enzyme in the glycogen biosynthesis pathway. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10377].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3566600..3568033, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative uncharacterized protein YzgL Neighboring gene glycogen phosphorylase Neighboring gene glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase Neighboring gene limit dextrin alpha-1,6-glucohydrolase Neighboring gene 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Oligosaccharide binding in Escherichia coli glycogen synthase. Sheng F, et al. Biochemistry, 2009 Oct 27. PMID 19761218
  2. The crystal structures of the open and catalytically competent closed conformation of Escherichia coli glycogen synthase. Sheng F, et al. J Biol Chem, 2009 Jun 26. PMID 19244233, Free PMC Article
  3. Occurrence of more than one important source of ADPglucose linked to glycogen biosynthesis in Escherichia coli and Salmonella. Morán-Zorzano MT, et al. FEBS Lett, 2007 Sep 18. PMID 17719035
  4. The ADP-glucose binding site of the Escherichia coli glycogen synthase. Yep A, et al. Arch Biochem Biophys, 2006 Sep 15. PMID 16919233
  5. The active site of the Escherichia coli glycogen synthase is similar to the active site of retaining GT-B glycosyltransferases. Yep A, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2004 Apr 9. PMID 15033495

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. No glycogen was found in the DeltaglgA and DeltaglgA DeltamalP strains grown on glucose.
    Title: Role of maltose enzymes in glycogen synthesis by Escherichia coli.
  2. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
    Title: The 55-kilodalton protein in an oriC complex fraction is glycogen synthase.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables alpha-1,4-glucan synthase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables glycogen (starch) synthase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables glycosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables starch synthase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables starch synthase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within DNA damage response IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in glycogen biosynthetic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in glycogen biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within glycogen biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
glycogen synthase
NP_417887.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3566600..3568033 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417887.1 glycogen synthase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417887.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A376FX40, A0A376TRF0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK00654
    Location:1 → 476
    glgA; glycogen synthase GlgA
Nucleotide Protein
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