3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) transferase of Legionella pneumophila transfers two Kdo residues to a structurally different lipid a precursor of Escherichia coli

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Brabetz, N [1 ]
Schirmer, CE [1 ]
Brade, H [1 ]
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[1] Res Ctr Borstel, Ctr Med & Biosci, Dept Med & Biochem Microbiol, D-23845 Borstel, Germany
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10.1128/JB.182.16.4654-4657.2000
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) transferase gene of Legionella pneumophila was cloned and sequenced. Despite remarkable structural differences in lipid A, the gene complemented a corresponding Escherichia coli mutant and was shown to encode a bifunctional enzyme which transferred 2 Kdo residues to a lipid A acceptor of E. coli.
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