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Gene Report : menD
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)
Gene. 1996;168(1):43-8.
Menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis: localization and characterization of the menE gene from Escherichia coli.
Sharma V, Hudspeth ME, Meganathan R. ( 8626063 )
     Deletion 13 (LD)  ,  OCL67 (D)  ,  OCL67,68-3 (LD 13B_CRS) (D)  ,  OCL67,68-4 (LD 13B_PO) (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  menD
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  menD   Search strains by all related name:  menD b2264 ECK2258 f556 JW5374

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name menD  
 Alternative name b2264,ECK2258,f556,JW5374  
 Location, Length 2,375,611 - 2,377,281 (  -  ) ;   51.20 min ; 1671 (bp) ,   556 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product bifunctional 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase/ SHCHC synthase  
 Operon Name menFDHBCE  
 Note 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase; SHCHC synthase; GO_process: GO:0009061 - anaerobic respiration  
 Function enzyme; Biosynthesis of cofactors, carriers: Menaquinone, ubiquinone  
 Gene Ontology GO:0003824 ; catalytic activity ( menD )
GO:0008683 ; 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase activity ( menD )
GO:0009234 ; menaquinone biosynthetic process ( menD )
GO:0016740 ; transferase activity ( menD )
GO:0016829 ; lyase activity ( menD )
GO:0030976 ; thiamin pyrophosphate binding ( menD )
GO:0046410 ; 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase activity ( menD )
 PID 1788599  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
2.2.1.9   4.1.1.71  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 2 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) MEND_ECOLI ( P17109 ; P76478; P78180; P78181 )
    -  Protein name Menaquinone biosynthesis protein menD  
    -  Synonyms  
    -  Gene name Name=menD; OrderedLocusNames=b2264;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   2365.0  –  2390.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP menD (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Crystal Structure Of The Catalytic Subunit Of Yeast Acetohydroxyacid Synthase: A Target For Herbicidal Inhibitors  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Menaquinone biosynthesis protein menD [Includes: 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase  
         PSI-BLAST Acetolactate synthase large subunit
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase [Escherichia coli K12]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL    AMIDATION    PROKAR_LIPOPROTEIN    HTH_ARAC_FAMILY_1    MICROBODIES_CTER     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG1165H 
    EcoCyc menD 

MMBR References
J Gen Microbiol. 1979;115(2):259-71.
Anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli K12 with fumarate as terminal electron acceptor. Genetic studies with menaquinone and fluoroacetate-resistant mutants.
Guest JR. ( 393800 )
Mol Gen Genet. 1981;181(3):379-83.
Molecular cloning of menaquinone biosynthetic genes of Escherichia coli K12.
Guest JR, Shaw DJ. ( 6454056 )
J Bacteriol. 1992;174:8111-8118
Menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis: evidence that the Escherichia coli menD gene encodes both 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid synthase and alpha-ketoglutarate decarboxylase activities.
Palaniappan, C., V. Sharma, M. E. S. Hudspeth, and R. Meganathan.
J Bacteriol. 1989;171(8):4349-54.
Sequence and overexpression of the menD gene from Escherichia coli.
Popp JL. ( 2666397 )
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1983;17:63-67.
Recombinant plasmids containing menaquinone biosynthetic genes of Escherichia coli.
Shaw, D. J., E. C. Robinson, R. Meganathan, R. Bentley, and J. R. Guest.
J Bacteriol. 1982;152(3):1132-7.
Characterization of Escherichia coli men mutants defective in conversion of o-succinylbenzoate to 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate.
Shaw DJ, Guest JR, Meganathan R, Bentley R. ( 6754698 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MSVSAFNRRW AAVILEALTR HGVRHICIAP GSRSTPLTLA AAENSAFIHH THFDERGLGH LALGLAKVSK 
0071 QPVAVIVTSG TAVANLYPAL IEAGLTGEKL ILLTADRPPE LIDCGANQAI RQPGMFASHP THSISLPRPT 
0141 QDIPARWLVS TIDHALGTLH AGGVHINCPF AEPLYGEMDD TGLSWQQRLG DWWQDDKPWL REAPRLESEK 
0211 QRDWFFWRQK RGVVVAGRMS AEEGKKVALW AQTLGWPLIG DVLSQTGQPL PCADLWLGNA KATSELQQAQ 
0281 IVVQLGSSLT GKRLLQWQAS CEPEEYWIVD DIEGRLDPAH HRGRRLIANI ADWLELHPAE KRQPWCVEIP 
0351 RLAEQAMQAV IARRDAFGEA QLAHRICDYL PEQGQLFVGN SLVVRLIDAL SQLPAGYPVY SNRGASGIDG 
0421 LLSTAAGVQR ASGKPTLAIV GDLSALYDLN ALALLRQVSA PLVLIVVNNN GGQIFSLLPT PQSERERFYL 
0491 MPQNVHFEHA AAMFELKYHR PQNWQELETA FADAWRTPTT TVIEMVVNDT DGAQTLQQLL AQVSHL

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             caaatggaat agtaatgagt cgcatcatta 
-070 ccgattcata tcaataatct atttttgtag ctccttatac ttagccgcaa tattgatacc ggacaaactc 
0001 atgtcagtaa gcgcatttaa ccgacgctgg gcggcggtca ttctggaagc attaacgcgt cacggcgtca 
0071 gacacatctg tatcgcccca ggctcgcgtt ctacaccgtt aacgttagcg gcggcggaga attccgcatt 
0141 cattcaccac acccatttcg atgagcgtgg gttggggcat ctggcgctgg ggctggcgaa agtcagcaag 
0211 cagccggtgg cggtgattgt gacctccggc acggcggtgg caaatctcta tccggcactg attgaagccg 
0281 ggttaaccgg agaaaaactg attctcttaa ccgccgatcg cccgccggag ctaattgact gcggcgcgaa 
0351 tcaggcaatt cgccagccgg gaatgttcgc ctctcacccc acgcacagta tttcattgcc gcgcccgacc 
0421 caggatatcc ccgcacgttg gctggtttct accatcgacc acgctctcgg tacgcttcat gcggggggag 
0491 tccatatcaa ctgcccgttt gctgaaccgc tgtatggcga aatggacgat accgggctta gctggcaaca 
0561 gcgtctgggt gactggtggc aggacgacaa accgtggctg cgtgaagcgc ctcgtctgga aagtgaaaaa 
0631 cagcgcgact ggttcttctg gcgacaaaag cgcggcgtgg tggttgccgg gcgcatgagt gcggaagagg 
0701 gcaaaaaagt tgccctgtgg gcgcaaactc ttggctggcc gctgattggc gatgtgctgt cacaaaccgg 
0771 gcagccgctg ccgtgtgccg atctttggtt aggcaatgcc aaagcgacca gcgagctgca gcaggcgcaa 
0841 attgtggtgc aactgggaag cagcctgacg gggaaacggc tcctgcaatg gcaggcaagc tgtgaaccag 
0911 aagagtactg gattgttgat gacattgaag ggcgacttga tccggcacac catcgcggac gtcgcttaat 
0981 tgccaatatt gccgactggc tggagctgca tccggcagaa aaacgccagc cctggtgcgt tgaaatcccg 
1051 cgcctggcgg aacaggcaat gcaggcggtt attgcccgcc gtgatgcgtt tggcgaagcg caactggcgc 
1121 atcgcatctg cgactatctg cctgaacagg ggcaattgtt tgttggtaac agcctggtgg tacgtctgat 
1191 tgatgcgctt tcgcaacttc cggcaggtta cccggtgtac agcaaccgtg gggccagcgg tatcgacggg 
1261 ctgctttcga ccgccgccgg cgttcagcgg gcaagcggca aaccgacgct ggcgattgtg ggcgatctct 
1331 ccgcacttta cgatctcaac gcgctggcgt tattgcgtca ggtttctgcg ccgctggtat taattgtggt 
1401 gaacaacaac ggcgggcaaa ttttctcgct gttgccaacg ccgcaaagcg agcgtgagcg tttctatctg 
1471 atgccgcaaa acgtccattt tgagcacgcc gccgcgatgt tcgagctgaa atatcatcgt ccgcaaaact 
1541 ggcaggaact tgaaacggca tttgccgacg cctggcgcac gccaaccacc acggtgattg aaatggtggt 
1611 taacgacacc gatggtgcgc aaacgctcca gcaacttctg gcgcaggtaa gccatttatg atcctgcacg 
1681 cgcaggcaaa acacggaaaa ccaggtttac cctggctggt gtttttgcac ggtttttccg gcgattgcca 
1751 cgaatggcaa gaagtgggcg a