1y65

Structural highlights

Function

[NAGZ_VIBCH] Plays a role in peptidoglycan recycling by cleaving the terminal beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from peptide-linked peptidoglycan fragments, giving rise to free GlcNAc, anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid and anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid-linked peptides. Plays a role in beta-lactam antibiotic resistance via its role in generating anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid-linked peptides; these peptides function as signaling molecules that induce high-level expression of the beta-lactamase AmpC.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Beta-Hexosaminidase
• Beta-Hexosaminidase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Stubbs KA, Bacik JP, Perley-Robertson GE, Whitworth GE, Gloster TM, Vocadlo DJ, Mark BL. The Development of Selective Inhibitors of NagZ: Increased Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Bacteria to beta-Lactams. Chembiochem. 2013 Oct 11;14(15):1973-81. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201300395. Epub 2013, Sep 5. PMID:24009110 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201300395
2. ↑ Stubbs KA, Balcewich M, Mark BL, Vocadlo DJ. Small molecule inhibitors of a glycoside hydrolase attenuate inducible AmpC-mediated beta-lactam resistance. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jul 20;282(29):21382-91. Epub 2007 Apr 16. PMID:17439950 doi:10.1074/jbc.M700084200
3. ↑ Balcewich MD, Stubbs KA, He Y, James TW, Davies GJ, Vocadlo DJ, Mark BL. Insight into a strategy for attenuating AmpC-mediated beta-lactam resistance: Structural basis for selective inhibition of the glycoside hydrolase NagZ. Protein Sci. 2009 Apr 16. PMID:19499593 doi:10.1002/pro.137