Structural highlights 
| 3jtj is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Yersinia pestis co92. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. 
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| Gene: | kdsB, y2772, YPO1400, YP_1193 (Yersinia pestis CO92) | 
| Activity: | 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase, with EC number 2.7.7.38 | 
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT, TOPSAN | 
  Function 
[KDSB_YERPE] Activates KDO (a required 8-carbon sugar) for incorporation into bacterial lipopolysaccharide in Gram-negative bacteria (By similarity). 
  Evolutionary Conservation 
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.