Table 2

Description of the murG and lpxD gene clusters

Gene name
Synonym (Genbank id)
Current annotation

murG cluster


ftsW
b0089 (1786277)
Cell division; membrane protein involved in shape determination
murG
b0090 (1786278)
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:N-acetylmuramyl-(pentapeptide) pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol N-acetylglucosamine transferase
lpxD cluster


ddlB
b0092 (1786280)
D-alanine-D-alanine ligase B, affects cell division
yaeT
b0177 (1786374)
ORF, hypothetical protein
lpxD
b0179 (1786376)
UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase; third step of endotoxin (lipidA) synthesis

Zheng et al. Genome Biology 2002 3:research0060.1   doi:10.1186/gb-2002-3-11-research0060

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