| Gene Symbol |
murA
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| Entrez Gene |
947703
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| Alt Symbol |
ECK3178, JW3156, mrbA, murZ
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| Species |
Escherichia coli
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase
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| Other Description |
-
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| Swissprots |
P0A749 Q2M923
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| Accessions |
AAA57990 AAC76221 NP_417656
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| Function |
Cell wall formation. Adds enolpyruvyl to UDP-N- acetylglucosamine. Target for the antibiotic fosfomycin. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00111, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1512209}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
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| Top Pathways |
Peptidoglycan biosynthesis, Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
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