Involved in the assbly of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Required for the translocation of LPS from the inner mbrane to the outer mbrane. May form a bridge between the inner mbrane and the outer mbrane, via interactions with LptC and LptD, thereby facilitating LPS transfer across the periplasm.
Non-essential KDO biosynthesis and new essential cell envelope biogenesis genes in the Escherichia coli yrbG-yhbG locus.Sperandeo P., Pozzi C., Deho G., Polissi A.Res. Microbiol. 157:547-558(2006)
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