Protein
Prophage Rz endopeptidase RzpD
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
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).
Sequence
MSRVTAIISALIICIIVSLSWAVNHYRDNAIAYKVQRDKNARELKLANAAITDMQMRQRDVAALDAKYTKELADAKAENDALRDDVAAGRRRLHIKAVCQSVREATTASGVDNAASPRLADTAERDYFTLRERLITMQKQLEGTQKYINEQCR