| Accession | TIGR02193 |
| Name | heptsyl_trn_I |
| Function | lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase I |
| Gene Symbol | waaC |
| Trusted Cutoff | 185.30 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 185.30 |
| Noise Cutoff | 144.00 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 144.00 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 2.4.-.- |
| HMM Length | 320 |
| Mainrole Category | Cell envelope |
| Subrole Category | Biosynthesis and degradation of surface polysaccharides and lipopolysaccharides |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0008920: lipopolysaccharide heptosyltransferase activity molecular_function |
| | GO:0009244: lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process biological_process |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | May 17 2004 10:34AM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This family consists of examples of ADP-heptose:LPS heptosyltransferase I, an enzyme of LPS inner core region biosynthesis. LPS, composed of lipid A, a core region, and O antigen, is found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. |
| References | DR PFAM; PF01075
RN [1]
RM 9831648
RT Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of the lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic enzyme heptosyltransferase I gene (waaC) from Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
RA Klena JD, Gray SA, Konkel ME.
RL Gene. 1998 Nov 19;222(2):177-85. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0203: LPS inner core biosynthesis, ketodeoxyoctonate and heptose type (HMM) |
