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Gene Review:

rbsD - D-ribose pyranase

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Synonyms: ECK3742, JW5857, rbsP

Bell, A.W. et al., Ryu, K.S. et al.

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Disease relevance of rbsD

By exploiting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques along with novel applications of saturation difference analysis, we deciphered the functions of the previously uncharacterized products of three bacterial genes, rbsD, fucU, and yiiL, which are part of the ribose, fucose, and rhamnose operons of Escherichia coli, respectively [1].

High impact information on rbsD

Nuclease S1 mapping places the transcriptional start site for the operon 29 base pairs upstream from the most likely translational start site for rbsD [2].
The nucleotide sequences of rbsD, rbsA, and rbsC have been determined [2].
The open reading frames of rbsD, rbsA, and rbsC encode proteins of 139, 501, and 321 amino acid residues, respectively [2].

References

NMR application probes a novel and ubiquitous family of enzymes that alter monosaccharide configuration. Ryu, K.S., Kim, C., Kim, I., Yoo, S., Choi, B.S., Park, C. J. Biol. Chem. (2004) [Pubmed]
The nucleotide sequences of the rbsD, rbsA, and rbsC genes of Escherichia coli K12. Bell, A.W., Buckel, S.D., Groarke, J.M., Hope, J.N., Kingsley, D.H., Hermodson, M.A. J. Biol. Chem. (1986) [Pubmed]

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