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mreDCell wall structural complex MreBCD transmembrane component MreD; Involved in formation of the rod shape of the cell. May also contribute to regulation of formation of penicillin-binding proteins; Belongs to the MreD family. (162 aa)
ftsITranspeptidase involved in septal peptidoglycan synthesis; Essential cell division protein that catalyzes cross-linking of the peptidoglycan cell wall at the division septum. Required for localization of FtsN. Belongs to the transpeptidase family. FtsI subfamily. (588 aa)
murEUDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:meso- diaminopimelate ligase; Catalyzes the addition of meso-diaminopimelic acid to the nucleotide precursor UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UMAG) in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell-wall peptidoglycan. Is also able to use many meso-diaminopimelate analogs as substrates, although much less efficiently, but not L-lysine. (495 aa)
ftsWPutative lipid II flippase; Peptidoglycan polymerase that is essential for cell division (Probable). Functions probably in conjunction with the penicillin- binding protein 3 (ftsI). Required for localization of FtsI. (414 aa)
ftsAATP-binding cell division FtsK recruitment protein; Essential cell division protein that assists in the assembly of the Z ring. May serve as the principal membrane anchor for the Z ring. Also required for the recruitment to the septal ring of the downstream cell division proteins FtsK, FtsQ, FtsL, FtsI and FtsN. Binds ATP. (420 aa)
ftsZGTP-binding tubulin-like cell division protein; Essential cell division protein that forms a contractile ring structure (Z ring) at the future cell division site. The regulation of the ring assembly controls the timing and the location of cell division. One of the functions of the FtsZ ring is to recruit other cell division proteins to the septum to produce a new cell wall between the dividing cells. Binds GTP and shows GTPase activity. Polymerization and bundle formation is enhanced by CbeA. (383 aa)
mrcBFused glycosyl transferase and transpeptidase; Cell wall formation. Synthesis of cross-linked peptidoglycan from the lipid intermediates. The enzyme has a penicillin-insensitive transglycosylase N-terminal domain (formation of linear glycan strands) and a penicillin-sensitive transpeptidase C-terminal domain (cross- linking of the peptide subunits); In the N-terminal section; belongs to the glycosyltransferase 51 family. (844 aa)
gmhBD,D-heptose 1,7-bisphosphate phosphatase; Converts the D-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose 1,7-bisphosphate (beta-HBP) intermediate into D-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose 1-phosphate by removing the phosphate group at the C-7 position. (191 aa)
gmhAD-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate isomerase; Catalyzes the isomerization of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate in D-glycero-D-manno-heptose 7-phosphate; Belongs to the SIS family. GmhA subfamily. (192 aa)
yafKL,D-transpeptidase-related protein. (246 aa)
lacZbeta-D-galactosidase; Protein involved in carbohydrate catabolic process; Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 2 family. (1024 aa)
ampGMuropeptide transporter; Permease involved in cell wall peptidoglycan recycling. Transports, from the periplasm into the cytoplasm, the disaccharide N-acetylglucosaminyl-beta-1,4-anhydro- N-acetylmuramic acid (GlcNAc-anhMurNAc) and GlcNAc-anhMurNAc-peptides. Transport is dependent on the proton motive force. AmpG is also involved in beta-lactamase induction ; Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. (491 aa)
mrdBCell wall shape-determining protein; Peptidoglycan polymerase that is essential for cell wall elongation. Also required for the maintenance of the rod cell shape. Functions probably in conjunction with the penicillin-binding protein 2 (mrdA). (370 aa)
mrdAPenicillin-binding protein 2, transpeptidase involved in peptidoglycan synthesis; Catalyzes cross-linking of the peptidoglycan cell wall. Responsible for the determination of the rod shape of the cell. Is probably required for lateral peptidoglycan synthesis and maintenance of the correct diameter during lateral and centripetal growth. Belongs to the transpeptidase family. MrdA subfamily. (633 aa)
ldtBL,D-transpeptidase linking Lpp to murein; Responsible, at least in part, for anchoring of the major outer membrane lipoprotein (Lpp, also known as the Braun lipoprotein) to the peptidoglycan via a meso-diaminopimelyl-L-Lys- bond on the terminal residue of Lpp. Can be oxidized in vivo, its reduction depends preferentially on DsbG, although DsbC is able to partially replace DsbG; Belongs to the YkuD family. (306 aa)
ftsKDNA translocase at septal ring sorting daughter chromsomes; Essential cell division protein that coordinates cell division and chromosome segregation. The N-terminus is involved in assembly of the cell-division machinery. The C-terminus functions as a DNA motor that moves dsDNA in an ATP-dependent manner towards the dif recombination site, which is located within the replication terminus region. Translocation stops specifically at Xer-dif sites, where FtsK interacts with the Xer recombinase, allowing activation of chromosome unlinking by recombination. FtsK orienting polar sequences (K [...] (1329 aa)
ldtDMurein L,D-transpeptidase; Responsible, at least in part, for generating a meso- diaminopimelyl-3-a meso-diaminopimelyl-3 cross-link. Belongs to the YkuD family. (615 aa)
ompAOuter membrane protein A (3a;II*;G;d); With TolR probably plays a role in maintaining the position of the peptidoglycan cell wall in the periplasm (Probable). Plays a role in resistance to environmental stress, and a role in outer membrane functionality and cell shape. Non-covalently binds peptidoglycan (Probable). Acts as a porin with low permeability that allows slow penetration of small solutes. A very abundant protein, there can be up to 210,000 OmpA molecules per cell. Reconstitution in unilamellar lipid vesicles shows only about 3% of the protein is in an open conformation, whic [...] (346 aa)
ldtCL,D-transpeptidase linking Lpp to murein; Responsible, at least in part, for anchoring of the major outer membrane lipoprotein (Lpp, also known as the Braun lipoprotein) to the peptidoglycan via a meso-diaminopimelyl-L-Lys- bond on the terminal residue of Lpp. (320 aa)
ldcAMurein tetrapeptide carboxypeptidase; Releases the terminal D-alanine residue from the cytoplasmic tetrapeptide recycling product L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-meso-Dap-D-Ala. To a lesser extent, can also cleave D-Ala from murein derivatives containing the tetrapeptide, i.e. MurNAc-tetrapeptide, UDP-MurNAc-tetrapeptide, GlcNAc-MurNAc-tetrapeptide, and GlcNAc-anhMurNAc-tetrapeptide. Does not act on murein sacculi or cross-linked muropeptides. The tripeptides produced by the LcdA reaction can then be reused as peptidoglycan building blocks; LcdA is thereby involved in murein recycling. Is also essen [...] (304 aa)
lppMurein lipoprotein; An outer membrane lipoprotein that controls the distance between the inner and outer membranes; adding residues to Lpp increases the width of the periplasm. The only protein known to be covalently linked to the peptidoglycan network (PGN). Also non-covalently binds the PGN. The link between the cell outer membrane and PGN contributes to the maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of the cell envelope, and maintains the correct distance between the PGN and the outer membrane. The most adundant cellular protein, there can be up to 10(6) Lpp molecules pe [...] (78 aa)
ldtEMurein L,D-transpeptidase; Responsible, at least in part, for generating a meso- diaminopimelyl-3-a meso-diaminopimelyl-3 cross-link. (334 aa)
ldtAL,D-transpeptidase linking Lpp to murein; Responsible, at least in part, for anchoring of the major outer membrane lipoprotein (Lpp, also known as the Braun lipoprotein) to the peptidoglycan via a meso-diaminopimelyl-L-Lys- bond on the terminal residue of Lpp; Belongs to the YkuD family. (310 aa)
wcaJColanic biosynthesis UDP-glucose lipid carrier transferase; Is the initiating enzyme for colanic acid (CA) synthesis. Catalyzes the transfer of the glucose-1-phosphate moiety from UDP-Glc onto the carrier lipid undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P), forming a phosphoanhydride bond yielding to glucosyl-pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol (Glc-PP-C55). Also possesses a weak galactose-1-P transferase activity. Belongs to the bacterial sugar transferase family. (464 aa)
wcaIPutative colanic biosynthesis glycosyl transferase; Protein involved in colanic acid biosynthetic process. (407 aa)
ompCOuter membrane porin protein C; Forms pores that allow passive diffusion of small molecules across the outer membrane. (Microbial infection) A mixed OmpC-OmpF heterotrimer is the outer membrane receptor for toxin CdiA-EC536; polymorphisms in extracellular loops 4 and 5 of OmpC confer susceptibility to CdiA- EC536-mediated toxicity; Belongs to the Gram-negative porin family. (367 aa)
zipAFtsZ stabilizer; Essential cell division protein that stabilizes the FtsZ protofilaments by cross-linking them and that serves as a cytoplasmic membrane anchor for the Z ring. Also required for the recruitment to the septal ring of the downstream cell division proteins FtsK, FtsQ, FtsL and FtsN. ZipA overproduction protects FtsZ from degradation by ClpP by preventing recognition by ClpX. Does not affect the GTPase activity of FtsZ. (328 aa)
rodZMreB assembly cytoskeletal protein; Cytoskeletal protein that is involved in cell-shape control through regulation of the length of the long axis. Belongs to the RodZ family. (337 aa)
relA(p)ppGpp synthetase I/GTP pyrophosphokinase; In eubacteria ppGpp (guanosine 3'-diphosphate 5-' diphosphate) is a mediator of the stringent response which coordinates a variety of cellular activities in response to changes in nutritional abundance. This enzyme catalyzes the formation of pppGpp which is then hydrolyzed to form ppGpp. The second messengers ppGpp and c-di-GMP together control biofilm formation in response to translational stress; ppGpp represses biofilm formation while c-di-GMP induces it. ppGpp activates transcription of CsrA-antagonistic small RNAs CsrB and CsrC, which d [...] (744 aa)
rpiARibose 5-phosphate isomerase, constitutive; Involved in the first step of the non-oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway. It catalyzes the reversible conversion of ribose-5-phosphate to ribulose 5-phosphate. Can also act on D-ribose-5- diphosphate and D-ribose-5-triphosphate as substrate. (219 aa)
ftsPSeptal ring component that protects the divisome from stress; Cell division protein that is required for growth during stress conditions. May be involved in protecting or stabilizing the divisomal assembly under conditions of stress. (470 aa)
hldEHeptose 7-phosphate kinase and heptose 1-phosphate adenyltransferase; Catalyzes the phosphorylation of D-glycero-D-manno-heptose 7- phosphate at the C-1 position to selectively form D-glycero-beta-D- manno-heptose-1,7-bisphosphate; In the N-terminal section; belongs to the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family. (477 aa)
murAUDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase; Cell wall formation. Adds enolpyruvyl to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. Target for the antibiotic fosfomycin; Belongs to the EPSP synthase family. MurA subfamily. (419 aa)
mreCCell wall structural complex MreBCD transmembrane component MreC; Involved in formation and maintenance of cell shape. Responsible for formation of rod shape. May also contribute to regulation of formation of penicillin-binding proteins. Belongs to the MreC family. (367 aa)
mreBCell wall structural complex MreBCD, actin-like component MreB; Forms membrane-associated dynamic filaments that are essential for cell shape determination. Acts by regulating cell wall synthesis and cell elongation, and thus cell shape. A feedback loop between cell geometry and MreB localization maintains elongated cell shape by targeting cell wall growth to regions of negative cell wall curvature. Filaments rotate around the cell circumference in concert with the cell wall synthesis enzymes. The process is driven by the cell wall synthesis machinery and does not depend on MreB polyme [...] (347 aa)
rpoARNA polymerase, alpha subunit; DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RNAP) catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. This subunit plays an important role in subunit assembly since its dimerization is the first step in the sequential assembly of subunits to form the holoenzyme. (329 aa)
rpeD-ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase; Catalyzes the reversible epimerization of D-ribulose 5- phosphate to D-xylulose 5-phosphate. (225 aa)
hldDADP-L-glycero-D-mannoheptose-6-epimerase, NAD(P)-binding; Catalyzes the interconversion between ADP-D-glycero-beta-D- manno-heptose and ADP-L-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose via an epimerization at carbon 6 of the heptose; Belongs to the NAD(P)-dependent epimerase/dehydratase family. HldD subfamily. (310 aa)
waaFADP-heptose--lps heptosyltransferase II; lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis; Protein involved in cell surface antigen activity, host-interacting and lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process. (348 aa)
waaCADP-heptose:LPS heptosyl transferase I; Heptose transfer to the lipopolysaccharide core. It transfers the innermost heptose to [4'-P](3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid)2-IVA; Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 9 family. (319 aa)
waaLO-antigen ligase; Adds the O-antigen on the glucose group of LPS. (419 aa)
waaYLipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein; Catalyzes the phosphorylation of heptose(II) of the outer membrane lipopolysaccharide core; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. RfaY/WaaY family. (232 aa)
waaPKinase that phosphorylates core heptose of lipopolysaccharide; Catalyzes the phosphorylation of heptose(I) of the outer membrane lipopolysaccharide core. (265 aa)
waaGUDP-glucose:(heptosyl)lipopolysaccharide alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase; Involved in the addition of the first glucose residue to the lipopolysaccharide core; Belongs to the glycosyltransferase group 1 family. Glycosyltransferase 4 subfamily. (374 aa)
waaQLipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis protein; Catalyzes heptose transfer to the lipopolysaccharide core. It transfers a heptose, called heptose(III), to the heptose(II) of the inner core (By similarity); Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 9 family. (344 aa)
wecAUDP-GlcNAc:undecaprenylphosphate GlcNAc-1-phosphate transferase; Catalyzes the transfer of the GlcNAc-1-phosphate moiety from UDP-GlcNAc onto the carrier lipid undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P), yielding GlcNAc-pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenyl (GlcNAc-PP-C55). It is the first lipid-linked intermediate involved in enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) synthesis, and an acceptor for the addition of subsequent sugars to complete the biosynthesis of O-antigen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in many E.coli O types. The apparent affinity of WecA for the polyisoprenyl phosphate substrates increases with the [...] (367 aa)
wzzEEntobacterial Common Antigen (ECA) polysaccharide chain length modulation protein; Modulates the polysaccharide chain length of enterobacterial common antigen (ECA). Required for the assembly of the phosphoglyceride-linked form of ECA (ECA(PG)) and the water-soluble cyclic form of ECA (ECA(CYC)). (348 aa)
dapFDiaminopimelate epimerase; Involved in the succinylase branch of the L-lysine biosynthesis and in the biosynthesis of the pentapeptide incorporated in the peptidoglycan moiety. Catalyzes the stereoinversion of LL-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate (L,L-DAP) to meso- diaminoheptanedioate (meso-DAP). (274 aa)
mplUDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanyl-gamma-D-glutamyl- meso-diaminopimelate ligase; Reutilizes the intact tripeptide L-alanyl-gamma-D-glutamyl- meso-diaminopimelate by linking it to UDP-N-acetylmuramate. The enzyme can also use the tetrapeptide L-alanyl-gamma-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6- diaminoheptanedioyl-D-alanine or the pentapeptide L-alanyl-gamma-D- glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminoheptandioyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine in vivo and in vitro; Belongs to the MurCDEF family. Mpl subfamily. (457 aa)
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Escherichia coli K12
NCBI taxonomy Id: 511145
Other names: E. coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655, Escherichia coli MG1655, Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655, Escherichia coli str. K12 substr. MG1655, Escherichia coli str. MG1655, Escherichia coli strain MG1655
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