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Structural highlights

Function

LYTM_STAA8 Peptidoglycan hydrolase (autolysin) specifically acting on polyglycine interpeptide bridges of the cell wall peptidoglycan.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Ramadurai L, Lockwood KJ, Nadakavukaren MJ, Jayaswal RK. Characterization of a chromosomally encoded glycylglycine endopeptidase of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology. 1999 Apr;145 ( Pt 4):801-8. PMID:10220159
2. ↑ Mani N, Tobin P, Jayaswal RK. Isolation and characterization of autolysis-defective mutants of Staphylococcus aureus created by Tn917-lacZ mutagenesis. J Bacteriol. 1993 Mar;175(5):1493-9. PMID:8095258