Protein Info for b2037 in Escherichia coli BW25113
Name: rfbX
Annotation: predicted polisoprenol-linked O-antigen transporter (NCBI)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
Swiss-Prot: 100% identical to RFBX_ECOLI: Putative O-antigen transporter (rfbX) from Escherichia coli (strain K12)
KEGG orthology group: K03328, polysaccharide transporter, PST family (inferred from 100% identity to eco:b2037)MetaCyc: 100% identical to polyisoprenol-linked O16-antigen repeat unit flippase (Escherichia coli K-12 substr. MG1655)
Predicted SEED Role
"Membrane protein involved in the export of O-antigen, teichoic acid lipoteichoic acids"
Sequence Analysis Tools
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Protein Sequence (415 amino acids)
>b2037 predicted polisoprenol-linked O-antigen transporter (NCBI) (Escherichia coli BW25113) MNTNKLSLRRNVIYLAVVQGSNYLLPLLTFPYLVRTLGPENFGIFGFCQATMLYMIMFVE YGFNLTATQSIAKAADSKDKVTSIFWAVIFSKIVLIVITLIFLTSMTLLVPEYNKHAVII WSFVPALVGNLIYPIWLFQGKEKMKWLTLSSILSRLAIIPLTFIFVNTKSDIAIAGFIQS SANLVAGIIALAIVVHEGWIGKVTLSLHNVRRSLADGFHVFISTSAISLYSTGIVIILGF ISGPTSVGNFNAANTIRNALQGLLNPITQAIYPRISSTLVLNRVKGVILIKKSLTCLSLI GGAFSLILLLGASILVKISIGPGYDNAVIVLMIISPLPFLISLSNVYGIQVMLTHNYKKE FSKILIAAGLLSLLLIFPLTTLFKEIGAAITLLATECLVTSLMLMFVRNNKLLVC