Protein Info for b2047 in Escherichia coli BW25113
Name: wcaJ
Annotation: predicted UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase (NCBI)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
Swiss-Prot: 100% identical to WCAJ_ECOLI: UDP-glucose:undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose-1-phosphate transferase (wcaJ) from Escherichia coli (strain K12)
KEGG orthology group: K03606, putative colanic acid biosysnthesis UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase (inferred from 100% identity to eco:b2047)MetaCyc: 100% identical to UDP-glucose:undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose-1-phosphate transferase (Escherichia coli K-12 substr. MG1655)
RXN-11791 [EC: 2.7.8.31]
Predicted SEED Role
"Colanic acid biosynthsis UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase WcaJ" in subsystem Colanic acid biosynthesis
MetaCyc Pathways
- colanic acid (Escherichia coli K12) biosynthesis (10/11 steps found)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 2 capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis (1/8 steps found)
- xanthan biosynthesis (1/10 steps found)
- acetan biosynthesis (1/11 steps found)
Isozymes
No predicted isozymesUse Curated BLAST to search for 2.7.8.31
Sequence Analysis Tools
PaperBLAST (search for papers about homologs of this protein)
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Predict protein localization: PSORTb (Gram-negative bacteria)
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See P71241 at UniProt or InterPro
Protein Sequence (464 amino acids)
>b2047 predicted UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase (NCBI) (Escherichia coli BW25113) MTNLKKRERAKTNASLISMVQRFSDITIMFAGLWLVCEVSGLSFLYMHLLVALITLVVFQ MLGGITDFYRSWRGVRAATEFALLLQNWTLSVIFSAGLVAFNNDFDTQLKIWLAWYALTS IGLVVCRSCIRIGAGWLRNHGYNKRMVAVAGDLAAGQMLMESFRNQPWLGFEVVGVYHDP KPGGVSNDWAGNLQQLVEDAKAGKIHNVYIAMQMCDGARVKKLVHQLADTTCSVLLIPDV FTFNILHSRLEEMNGVPVVPLYDTPLSGVNRLLKRAEDIVLATLILLLISPVLCCIALAV KLSSPGPVIFRQTRYGMDGKPIKVWKFRSMKVMENDKVVTQATQNDPRVTKVGNFLRRTS LDELPQFINVLTGGMSIVGPRPHAVAHNEQYRQLIEGYMLRHKVKPGITGWAQINGWRGE TDTLEKMEKRVEFDLEYIREWSVWFDIKIVFLTVFKGFVNKAAY