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iucD

Gene
iucD
Protein
L-lysine N6-monooxygenase
Organism
Escherichia coli
Length
425 amino acids
Function
Flavoprotein monooxygenase required for N-hydroxylation of lysine. Involved in the biosynthesis of the siderophore aerobactin which is a chelator that mediates the high-affinity iron transport systems induced by the organism under iron-stressed conditions.
Similarity
Belongs to the lysine N(6)-hydroxylase/L-ornithine N(5)-oxygenase family.
Mass
48.726 kDa
Sequence
MKKSVDFIGVGTGPFNLSIAALSHQIEELDCLFFDEHPHFSWHPGMLVPDCHMQTVFLKDLVSAVAPTNPYSFVNYLVKHKKFYRFLTSRLRTVSREEFSDYLRWAAEDMNNLYFSHTVENIDFDKKRRLFLVQTSQGEYFARNICLGTGKQPYLPPCVKHMTQSCFHASEMNLRRPDLSGKRITVVGGGQSGADLFLNALRGEWGEAAEINWVSRRNNFNALDEAAFADEYFTPEYISGFSGLEEDIRHQLLDEQKMTSDGITADSLLTIYRELYHRFEVLRKPRNIRLLPSRSVTTLESSGPGWKLLMEHHLDQGRESLESDVVIFATGYRSALPQILPSLMPLITMHDKNTFKVRDDFTLEWSGPKENNIFVVNASMQTHGIAEPQLSLMAWRSARILNRVMGRDLFDLSMPPALIQWRSGT