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

Gene ID: 948150, updated on 17-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
waaP
Official Full Name
lipopolysaccharide core heptose (I) kinase
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG11340
Locus tag
b3630
See related
ASAP:ABE-0011866
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
ECK3620; rfaP
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: EG11340].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3805153..3805950, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene UDP-D-glucose:(glucosyl)LPS alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase Neighboring gene UDP-D-galactose:(glucosyl)lipopolysaccharide-1,6-D-galactosyltransferase Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein WaaS Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide glucosyltransferase I Neighboring gene lipopolysaccharide core heptosyltransferase 3 Neighboring gene ncRNA

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3
Preferred Names
lipopolysaccharide core heptose (I) kinase
NP_418087.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3805153..3805950 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418087.1 lipopolysaccharide core heptose (I) kinase

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418087.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0AAN3Q3C1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK15123
    Location:1265
    PRK15123; lipopolysaccharide core heptose(I) kinase RfaP; Provisional