Sandbox sortases

Sortase enzymes are trans-peptidases found in Gram-positive bacterial species. Their purpose is to covalently link proteins to the cell wall. By recognizing a specific sequence on target proteins, they “sort” which proteins to attach. Different sortases are separated into different classes based on their recognition sequence and specific function. Sortase A (SrtA) found in Staphylococcus aureus was the first sortase enzyme to be isolated in the lab in 1999 and has become the prototypical sortase [1]. Because surface proteins play such a big role in a pathogen’s virulence, sortases have become an important topic for study [2].

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