Protein
Endo-type membrane-bound lytic murein transglycosylase A
Organism
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae (strain ATCC 700721 / MGH 78578)
Function
Murein-degrading enzyme. May play a role in recycling of muropeptides during cell elongation and/or cell division. Preferentially cleaves at a distance of more than two disaccharide units from the ends of the glycan chain.
Similarity
Belongs to the transglycosylase Slt family.
Sequence
MKLRWLLILVVFLAGCSSKHDYTNPPWNPEVPVKRAMQWMPISEKAGAAWGVDPQLITAIIAIESGGNPAVVSKSGAVGLMQLKPSTSGRDVYRRMGWRGEPSVSELKNPERNISMGAAYLSILENGPLAGIKDPQVMRYAVVVSYANGAGALLRTFSSNRQDAIEEINDLDADEFFEHVVKKHPAPQAPRYIWKLQKALDAM