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wecB UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (non-hydrolyzing) [ Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661 ]

Gene ID: 1452411, updated on 23-Apr-2024

Summary

Gene symbol
wecB
Gene description
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (non-hydrolyzing)
Locus tag
MJ_RS08035
Gene type
protein coding
Organism
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661 (strain: DSM 2661, type-material: type strain of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii)
Lineage
Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Methanomada group; Methanococci; Methanococcales; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanocaldococcus
Old locus tag
MJ1504; MJ_1504
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Genomic context

Sequence:
NC_000909.1 (1475141..1476241, complement)

NC_000909.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ribonuclease Z Neighboring gene helix-turn-helix domain-containing protein Neighboring gene DEAD/DEAH box helicase Neighboring gene COG1361 S-layer family protein

General protein information

Preferred Names
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (non-hydrolyzing)
WP_010871027.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000909.1 Reference assembly

    Range
    1475141..1476241 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. WP_010871027.1 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (non-hydrolyzing) [Methanocaldococcus jannaschii]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for WP_010871027.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q58899
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A832SUG4
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd03786
    Location:2361
    GT1_UDP-GlcNAc_2-Epimerase; Bacterial members of the UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) 2-Epimerase family are known to catalyze the reversible interconversion of UDP-GlcNAc and UDP-N-acetylmannosamine (UDP-ManNAc). The enzyme serves to produce an activated form of ManNAc residues ...
    TIGR00236
    Location:1365
    wecB; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase