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rgtA

Gene
rgtA
Protein
Lipopolysaccharide core galacturonosyltransferase RgtA
Organism
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae (strain 3841)
Length
499 amino acids
Function
Involved in the modification of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inner core. Catalyzes the transfer of a galacturonic acid (GalA) residue to the 4-position of the outer Kdo (3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid) residue of the LPS inner core, using dodecaprenyl phosphate-GalA as the donor substrate. GalA addition by RgtA is required for RgtB activity.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 83 family.
Mass
54.261 kDa
Sequence
MLERATRTIKTAGLLLAAYFVLNIVLRIVLPHSLELDEAEQSFFSQYLLAGYGPQPPFYNWMQYAVVSVTGISIGALIVPKNILLFLSYLFYGLAGRRVLKDEALAAVGMLALITLPQVSYMAQQDLTHTTALLFASSLFLYGFFRTLDRPDMASYLLLGLATGIGLISKYNFALMPVVALIAILPDAEWRRRALDWRMLAAITVALVIVLPHAVWLQGNLAFASSDTLVKMAAGSEPAGAVRIGKGLLAFLVAIIAFAALPVVIFAATFRRDFVRALSAGNRWTGMMERMMLASLAGIALIVLFTGSTTVRERWLDPFLLVLPIYFLAKMQAAGLDLSAGLRRFRPVLPVLMACVLIALGFRVVGAGLIGTYSRPNVPMAGFAREMTRQAEPALVIASDTYIGGNMRLQFPDVPVVIPDFPAPGIPAYAEAKGPVLIVWRGKKTATAADAVMPERFSSALTAAGIALQEIGSLSLPYYFGRQGDNFALGYAWVRPETR