Structural highlights
Function
[MLTB_ECOLI] Murein-degrading enzyme. Catalyzes the cleavage of the glycosidic bonds between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine residues in peptidoglycan. May play a role in recycling of muropeptides during cell elongation and/or cell division.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The Escherichia coli lytic transglycosylase Slt35 contains a single metal ion-binding site that resembles EF-hand calcium-binding sites. The Slt35 EF-hand is only the second observation of such a domain in a prokaryotic protein. Two crystal structures at 2.1 A resolution show that both Ca2+ ions and Na+ ions can bind to the EF-hand domain, but in subtly different configurations. Heat-induced unfolding studies demonstrate that Ca2+ ions are preferentially bound, and that only Ca2+ ions significantly increase the melting temperature of Slt35. This shows that the EF-hand calcium-binding domain is important for the stability of Slt35.
Binding of calcium in the EF-hand of Escherichia coli lytic transglycosylase Slt35 is important for stability.,van Asselt EJ, Dijkstra BW FEBS Lett. 1999 Sep 24;458(3):429-35. PMID:10570954[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ van Asselt EJ, Dijkstra BW. Binding of calcium in the EF-hand of Escherichia coli lytic transglycosylase Slt35 is important for stability. FEBS Lett. 1999 Sep 24;458(3):429-35. PMID:10570954
