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Site rffT

• Name: rffT
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4481	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: rough
• Left End Point: 85.71
• Right End Point: 85.74
  Products:

  Fuc4NAc transferase

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  rffT744(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG14320
  EcoliWiki	rffT

  
  
• Comment:
  • synthesis of lipid III in common antigen biosynthesis
• References:
  • Meier-Dieter, U., R. Starman, K. Barr, H. Mayer, P.D. Rick 1990. Biosynthesis of enterobacterial common antigen in Escherichia coli. Biochemical characterization of Tn10 insertion mutants defective in enterobacterial common antigen synthesis. J.Biol.Ch
  
  
  • Meier-Dieter, U., K. Barr, R. Starman, L.P. Hatch, P.D. Rick 1992. Nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli rfe gene involved in the synthesis of enterobacterial common antigen. Molecular cloning of the rfe-rff gene cluster. J.Biol.Chem. 267:746-75