E. coli K-12 MG1655

galK

galactokinase

Locus tag: b0757
Reference assembly: GCF_000005845.2
Sequence: NC_000913.3
Gene interval: 788,831–789,979 · - strand
Coordinate system: 1-based, inclusive

Published evidence

Gene function · Same reference background

Galactose phosphorylation

galK encodes galactokinase, an enzyme in galactose metabolism.

Study strain: K-12 MG1655

Conditions: Pathway membership alone does not specify growth after a particular edit.

NCBI Gene: galK (b0757)

Nearby genes

aroG · b0754 — 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase, Phe-sensitive
gpmA · b0755 — 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-dependent phosphoglycerate mutase
galM · b0756 — galactose-1-epimerase
galK · b0757 — galactokinase
galT · b0758 — galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
galE · b0759 — UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
modF · b0760 — ABC family protein ModF

Reference and sequence

NCBI reference annotation · Reference gene interval · Download gene DNA (FASTA)

Gene-level evidence does not identify a validated nucleotide edit. Evaluate the study’s strain and conditions before applying an observation to another background.