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Site lpxH

• Name: lpxH
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b0524	MG1655 locus tag
  ybbF

  
  
• Mnemonic: lipid A eXpression
• Left End Point: 11.91
• Right End Point: 11.93
  Products:

  UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine-specific pyrophophatase

  UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine hydrolase

  
  
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  essential gene	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  lpxH793-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG12666
  EcoliWiki	lpxH

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Babinski, K.J., S.J. Kanjilal, C.R. Raetz 2002. Accumulation of the lipid A precursor UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine in an Escherichia coli mutant lacking the lpxH gene. J.Biol.Chem. 277:25947-25956
  
  
  • Babinski, K.J., A.A. Ribeiro, C.R. Raetz 2002. The Escherichia coli gene encoding the UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine pyrophosphatase of lipid A biosynthesis. J.Biol.Chem. 277:25937-25946