Research TopicsGenomes and Genes | waaFSummaryGene Symbol: waaF Description: ADP-heptose:LPS heptosyltransferase II Alias: ECK3610, JW3595, rfaF Species: Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 Products: waaF Top Publications
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- Schnaitman C, Parker C, Klena J, Pradel E, Pearson N, Sanderson K, et al. Physical maps of the rfa loci of Escherichia coli K-12 and Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 1991;173:7410-1 pubmed
- Coleman W, Deshpande K. New cysE-pyrE-linked rfa mutation in Escherichia coli K-12 that results in a heptoseless lipopolysaccharide. J Bacteriol. 1985;161:1209-14 pubmed
- Chen L, Coleman W. Cloning and characterization of the Escherichia coli K-12 rfa-2 (rfaC) gene, a gene required for lipopolysaccharide inner core synthesis. J Bacteriol. 1993;175:2534-40 pubmed..Brozek, P. R. MacLachlan, K. E. Sanderson, and C. R. H. Raetz, J. Biol. Chem. 267:18874-18884, 1992), the S. typhimurium rfaC gene sequence and its product (heptosyltransferase 1), the E. coli K-12 rfa-2 locus will be designated rfaC. ..
- Joloba M, Clemmer K, Sledjeski D, Rather P. Activation of the gab operon in an RpoS-dependent manner by mutations that truncate the inner core of lipopolysaccharide in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2004;186:8542-6 pubmed..Defined mutations in hldE, required for heptose synthesis, and waaF, required for the addition of the second heptose to the inner core, also resulted in high-level gabT::lacZ ..
- Pegues J, Chen L, Gordon A, Ding L, Coleman W. Cloning, expression, and characterization of the Escherichia coli K-12 rfaD gene. J Bacteriol. 1990;172:4652-60 pubmed..The primary structure of the rfaD protein contains the sequence fingerprint for the ADP-binding beta alpha beta fold at the N terminus. ..
- Schnaitman C, Klena J. Genetics of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in enteric bacteria. Microbiol Rev. 1993;57:655-82 pubmed
- Reeves P, Hobbs M, Valvano M, Skurnik M, Whitfield C, Coplin D, et al. Bacterial polysaccharide synthesis and gene nomenclature. Trends Microbiol. 1996;4:495-503 pubmed..We propose a scheme applicable to all species that distinguishes different classes of genes, provides a single name for all genes of a given function and greatly facilitates comparative studies. ..