EcoGene

GenePage for the lpxD gene of Escherichia coli K-12

Primary Gene Name: lpxD
EcoGene Accession Number: EG10316
K-12 Gene Accession Number: ECK0178
MG1655 Gene Identifier: b0179

Common Core

CommonCore-5

Essential Genes

Gene Name Mnemonic: Lipid A expression/biosynthesis

Alternate Gene Symbols: firA, omsA, ssc

Description:
Lipid A synthesis, UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase

Pre-Run BlastP UniProt

Protein Sequence: ------------ MW: 36038.48------341 aa ------------ Pre-Run BlastP NR+Env

Genomic Address
Left End: 200971 ----------------- Clockwise ----------------- Right End: 201996
Left Inter Gene Info Minute or Centisome (%) = 4.33 Right Inter Gene Info

PDF EcoMap

Curator or user-submitted Comments:

LpxD contains 25 hexapeptide repeats.  The lpxD gene is essential.