Involved in the assbly of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Required for the translocation of LPS from the inner mbrane to the outer mbrane. Facilitates the transfer of LPS from the inner mbrane to the periplasmic protein LptA. Could be a docking site for LptA.
Extensive mosaic structure revealed by the complete genome sequence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.Welch R.A., Burland V., Plunkett G. III, Redford P., Roesch P., Rasko D., Buckles E.L., Liou S.-R., Boutin A., Hackett J., Stroud D., Mayhew G.F., Rose D.J., Zhou S., Schwartz D.C., Perna N.T., Mobley H.L.T., Donnenberg M.S., Blattner F.R.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:17020-17024(2002)
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