Protein
Aminoacyltransferase FemA
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus (strain Mu50 / ATCC 700699)
Function
Catalyzes the formation of the pentaglycine interpeptide bridge, which is characteristic of the S.aureus peptidoglycan. Adds glycines 2 and 3 of the pentaglycine bridge, using glycyl-tRNA(Gly) as donor. Involved in resistance to methicillin (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the FemABX family.
Sequence
MKFTNLTAKEFGAFTDSMPYSHFTQTVGHYELKLAEGYETHLVGIKNNNNEVIAACLLTAVPVMKVFKYFYSNRGPVIDYENQELVHFFFNELSKYVKKHRCLYLHIDPYLPYQYLNHDGEITGNAGNDWFFDKMSNLGFEHTGFHKGFDPVLQIRYHSVLDLKDKTADDIIKNMDGLRKRNTKKVKKNGVKVRYLSEEELPIFRSFMEDTSESKAFADRDDKFYYNRLKYYKDRVLVPLAYINFDEYIKELNEERDILNKDLNKALKDIEKRPENKKAHNKRDNLQQQLDANEQKIEEGKRLQEEHGNELPISAGFFFINPFEVVYYAGGTSNAFRHFAGSYAVQWEMINYALNHGIDRYNFYGVSGKFTEDAEDAGVVKFKKGYNAEIIEYVGDFIKPINKPVYAAYTALKKVKDRIF