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    galE UDP-glucose 4-epimerase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

    Gene ID: 945354, updated on 11-Apr-2024

    Summary

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    Gene symbol
    galE
    Gene description
    UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
    Primary source
    ASAP:ABE-0002575
    Locus tag
    b0759
    See related
    ECOCYC:EG10362
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    PROVISIONAL
    Organism
    Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
    Lineage
    Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
    Also known as
    ECK0748; galD
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    Genomic context

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    Sequence:
    NC_000913.3 (791039..792055, complement)

    NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene galactose-1-epimerase Neighboring gene galactokinase Neighboring gene galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase Neighboring gene ABC family protein ModF Neighboring gene DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator ModE

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Genomic Sequence:
    NC_000913.3

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. The N-terminus of GalE induces tmRNA activity in Escherichia coli. Ruhe ZC, et al. PLoS One, 2010 Dec 7. PMID 21151867, Free PMC Article
    2. DNA sequences in gal operon override transcription elongation blocks. Lewis DE, et al. J Mol Biol, 2008 Oct 17. PMID 18691599, Free PMC Article
    3. Establishment of an mRNA gradient depends on the promoter: an investigation of polarity in gene expression. Lee HJ, et al. J Mol Biol, 2008 Apr 25. PMID 18374359
    4. Three UDP-hexose 4-epimerases with overlapping substrate specificity coexist in E. coli O86:B7. Guo H, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2007 May 11. PMID 17368567
    5. Immobilization of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase from Escherichia coli on the yeast cell surface. Zhang HC, et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 2006 Sep. PMID 16960363

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    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?
    1. Reduced susceptibility to antiseptics is conferred by heterologous housekeeping genes, fabI and galE.
      Title: Reduced Susceptibility to Antiseptics Is Conferred by Heterologous Housekeeping Genes.
    2. co-translational maturation of the GalE N-terminal domain influences ribosome pausing and subsequent tmRNA activity
      Title: The N-terminus of GalE induces tmRNA activity in Escherichia coli.
    3. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
      Title: Amounts of proteins altered by mutations in the dnaA gene of Escherichia coli.
    4. we located the traditional galE gene in the gal operon of O86:B7, which can catalyze the interconversion of UDP-Glc to UDP-Gal.
      Title: Three UDP-hexose 4-epimerases with overlapping substrate specificity coexist in E. coli O86:B7.
    Submit: New GeneRIF Correction

    Pathways from PubChem

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    Interactions

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    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

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    Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables NAD+ binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    enables identical protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables isomerase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of_or_within carbohydrate metabolic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within colanic acid biosynthetic process IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within colanic acid biosynthetic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within galactose metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in galactose metabolic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within galactose metabolic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in cytoplasm IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in cytosol HDA PubMed 
    is_active_in cytosol IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    located_in cytosol IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
    NP_415280.3

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

      Range
      791039..792055 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NP_415280.3 UDP-glucose 4-epimerase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_415280.3

      Status: PROVISIONAL

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A826TM29
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      PRK10675
      Location:1 → 338
      PRK10675; UDP-galactose-4-epimerase; Provisional
    Nucleotide Protein
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