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4ivv
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Catalytic amidase domain of the major autolysin LytA from Streptococcus pneumaniae
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 24520066
Function
[ALYS_STRPN] Autolysins are involved in some important biological processes such as cell separation, cell-wall turnover, competence for genetic transformation, formation of the flagella and sporulation. Autolysin strictly depends on the presence of choline-containing cell walls for activity.
About this Structure
4ivv is a 1 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Mellroth P, Sandalova T, Kikhney A, Vilaplana F, Hesek D, Lee M, Mobashery S, Normark S, Svergun D, Henriques-Normark B, Achour A. Structural and functional insights into peptidoglycan access for the lytic amidase LytA of Streptococcus pneumoniae. MBio. 2014 Feb 11;5(1):e01120-13. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01120-13. PMID:24520066 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01120-13
