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rzpD

Gene
rzpD
Protein
Prophage Rz endopeptidase RzpD
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Length
153 amino acids
Function
Necessary for host cell lysis. It is believed to code for an endopeptidase that cleaves the amino-carboxyl cross-link between the diaminopimelic acid and D-alanine residues in the murein component of the bacterial cell wall (By similarity).
Mass
17.226 kDa
Sequence
MSRVTAIISALIICIIVSLSWAVNHYRDNAIAYKVQRDKNARELKLANAAITDMQMRQRDVAALDAKYTKELADAKAENDALRDDVAAGRRRLHIKAVCQSVREATTASGVDNAASPRLADTAERDYFTLRERLITMQKQLEGTQKYINEQCR