Reaction: ATP + H2O + lipopolysaccharide[side 1] = ADP + phosphate + lipopolysaccharide[side 2]
Other name(s): lptB (gene name); lipopolysaccharide transport system; lipopolysaccharide-transporting ATPase
Systematic name: ATP phosphohydrolase (ABC-type, lipopolysaccharide-exporting)
Comments: An ATP-binding cassette (ABC) type transporter, characterized by the presence of two similar ATP-binding domains/proteins and two integral membrane domains/proteins. Does not undergo phosphorylation during the transport process. The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, functions as part of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) export system, a seven protein system that translocates LPS from the inner- to the outer membrane. The ATPase activity in this system is implicated in releasing LPS from the inner membrane.
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References:
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