Structural highlights
Function
PLD_ARCHD Virulence factor affecting bacterial dissemination and survival within the host. Has magnesium-dependent catalytic activity toward sphingomyelin (SM) and acyl- and alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), but not toward sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) and phosphatidylcholine (PC). Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), assumed to result from LPC hydrolysis, evokes pathophysiological responses after LPA receptor internalization. Shows hemolytic activity.[UniProtKB:P20626]
