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waaY lipopolysaccharide core heptose (II) kinase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948145, updated on 25-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
waaY
Official Full Name
lipopolysaccharide core heptose (II) kinase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11425
Locus tag
b3625
See related
ASAP:ABE-0011856
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
ECK3615; rfaY
Summary
The lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli K-12 consists of two major components: the hydrophobic lipid A moiety inserted into the outer membrane and the phosphorylated core oligosaccharide . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11425].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3800267..3800965, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative ADP-heptose:LPS heptosyltransferase 4 Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein WaaZ Neighboring gene UDP-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,2-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Preferred Names
lipopolysaccharide core heptose (II) kinase

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3800267..3800965 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418082.1 lipopolysaccharide core heptose (II) kinase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418082.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8S7UCF9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam06176
    Location:1229
    WaaY; Lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein (WaaY)