Identification
Name:UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
Synonyms:
  • Galactowaldenase
  • UDP-galactose 4-epimerase
Gene Name:galE
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function:UDP-glucose = UDP-galactose
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Uridine diphosphategalactose+1.0Thumb
1.0UDP-Glucose ↔ 1.0Uridine diphosphategalactose + 1.0Uridine diphosphategalactose
ReactionCard
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb
Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB06876dTDP-D-GalactoseMetaboCard
ECMDB01328dTDP-D-GlucoseMetaboCard
ECMDB04171UDP-GlucoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00302Uridine diphosphategalactoseMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
catalytic activity
coenzyme binding
cofactor binding
isomerase activity
racemase and epimerase activity
racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity
Process
alcohol metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
galactose metabolic process
hexose metabolic process
metabolic process
monosaccharide metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0759
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:17.03
Left Sequence End790262
Right Sequence End791278
Gene Sequence:
>1017 bp
ATGAGAGTTCTGGTTACCGGTGGTAGCGGTTACATTGGAAGTCATACCTGTGTGCAATTA
CTGCAAAACGGTCATGATGTCATCATTCTTGATAACCTCTGTAACAGTAAGCGCAGCGTA
CTGCCTGTTATCGAGCGTTTAGGCGGCAAACATCCAACGTTTGTTGAAGGCGATATTCGT
AACGAAGCGTTGATGACCGAGATCCTGCACGATCACGCTATCGACACCGTGATCCACTTC
GCCGGGCTGAAAGCCGTGGGCGAATCGGTACAAAAACCGCTGGAATATTACGACAACAAT
GTCAACGGCACTCTGCGCCTGATTAGCGCCATGCGCGCCGCTAACGTCAAAAACTTTATT
TTTAGCTCCTCCGCCACCGTTTATGGCGATCAGCCCAAAATTCCATACGTTGAAAGCTTC
CCGACCGGCACACCGCAAAGCCCTTACGGCAAAAGCAAGCTGATGGTGGAACAGATCCTC
ACCGATCTGCAAAAAGCCCAGCCGGACTGGAGCATTGCCCTGCTGCGCTACTTCAACCCG
GTTGGCGCGCATCCGTCGGGCGATATGGGCGAAGATCCGCAAGGCATTCCGAATAACCTG
ATGCCATACATCGCCCAGGTTGCTGTAGGCCGTCGCGACTCGCTGGCGATTTTTGGTAAC
GATTATCCGACCGAAGATGGTACTGGCGTACGCGATTACATCCACGTAATGGATCTGGCG
GACGGTCACGTCGTGGCGATGGAAAAACTGGCGAACAAGCCAGGCGTACACATCTACAAC
CTCGGCGCTGGCGTAGGCAACAGCGTGCTGGACGTGGTTAATGCCTTCAGCAAAGCCTGC
GGCAAACCGGTTAATTATCATTTTGCACCGCGTCGCGAGGGCGACCTTCCGGCCTACTGG
GCGGACGCCAGCAAAGCCGACCGTGAACTGAACTGGCGCGTAACGCGCACACTCGATGAA
ATGGCGCAGGACACCTGGCACTGGCAGTCACGCCATCCACAGGGATATCCCGATTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:338
Protein Molecular Weight:37265
Protein Theoretical pI:6
PDB File:2UDP
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
MRVLVTGGSGYIGSHTCVQLLQNGHDVIILDNLCNSKRSVLPVIERLGGKHPTFVEGDIR
NEALMTEILHDHAIDTVIHFAGLKAVGESVQKPLEYYDNNVNGTLRLISAMRAANVKNFI
FSSSATVYGDQPKIPYVESFPTGTPQSPYGKSKLMVEQILTDLQKAQPDWSIALLRYFNP
VGAHPSGDMGEDPQGIPNNLMPYIAQVAVGRRDSLAIFGNDYPTEDGTGVRDYIHVMDLA
DGHVVAMEKLANKPGVHIYNLGAGVGNSVLDVVNAFSKACGKPVNYHFAPRREGDLPAYW
ADASKADRELNWRVTRTLDEMAQDTWHWQSRHPQGYPD
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P09147
Uniprot Name:GALE_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:1651344
PDB ID:2UDP
Ecogene ID:EG10362
Ecocyc:EG10362
ColiBase:b0759
Kegg Gene:b0759
EchoBASE ID:EB0357
CCDB:GALE_ECOLI
BacMap:49176045
General Reference:
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  • Thoden, J. B., Gulick, A. M., Holden, H. M. (1997). "Molecular structures of the S124A, S124T, and S124V site-directed mutants of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase from Escherichia coli." Biochemistry 36:10685-10695. Pubmed: 9271499
  • Thoden, J. B., Hegeman, A. D., Wesenberg, G., Chapeau, M. C., Frey, P. A., Holden, H. M. (1997). "Structural analysis of UDP-sugar binding to UDP-galactose 4-epimerase from Escherichia coli." Biochemistry 36:6294-6304. Pubmed: 9174344
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