amidase domain-containing protein.

1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase.

Flagellum-specific peptidoglycan hydrolase FlgJ [Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis, Cell motility].

Peptidase family M23. Members of this family are zinc metallopeptidases with a range of specificities. The peptidase family M23 is included in this family, these are Gly-Gly endopeptidases. Peptidase family M23 are also endopeptidases. This family also includes some bacterial lipoproteins for which no proteolytic activity has been demonstrated. This family also includes leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) proteins. LECT2 is a liver-specific protein which is thought to be linked to hepatocyte growth although the exact function of this protein is unknown.

M23 family metallopeptidase, also known as beta-lytic metallopeptidase, and similar proteins. This model describes the metallopeptidase M23 family, which includes beta-lytic metallopeptidase and lysostaphin. Members of this family are zinc endopeptidases that lyse bacterial cell wall peptidoglycans; they cleave either the N-acylmuramoyl-Ala bond between the cell wall peptidoglycan and the cross-linking peptide (e.g. beta-lytic endopeptidase) or a bond within the cross-linking peptide (e.g. stapholysin, and lysostaphin). Beta-lytic metallopeptidase, formerly known as beta-lytic protease, has a preference for cleavage of Gly-X bonds and favors hydrophobic or apolar residues on either side. It inhibits growth of sensitive organisms and may potentially serve as an antimicrobial agent. Lysostaphin, produced by Staphylococcus genus, cleaves pentaglycine cross-bridges of cell wall peptidoglycan, acting as autolysins to maintain cell wall metabolism or as toxins and weapons against competing strains. Staphylolysin (also known as LasA) is implicated in a range of processes related to Pseudomonas virulence, including stimulating shedding of the ectodomain of cell surface heparan sulphate proteoglycan syndecan-1, and elastin degradation in connective tissue. Its active site is less constricted and contains a five-coordinate zinc ion with trigonal bipyramidal geometry and two metal-bound water molecules, possibly contributing to its activity against a wider range of substrates than those used by related lytic enzymes, consistent with its multiple roles in Pseudomonas virulence. The family includes members that do not appear to have the conserved zinc-binding site and might be lipoproteins lacking proteolytic activity.

CrystalStructure of the autolysin Auto (Lmo1076) from Listeria monocytogenes, catalytic domain [Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e]

ChainA, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain-containing protein SAOUHSC_02979 [Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NCTC 8325],5T1Q_B Chain B, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain-containing protein SAOUHSC_02979 [Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NCTC 8325],5T1Q_C Chain C, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain-containing protein SAOUHSC_02979 [Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NCTC 8325],5T1Q_D Chain D, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain-containing protein SAOUHSC_02979 [Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NCTC 8325]

ChainA, Peptidase M23 [Campylobacter jejuni],6JMY_A Chain A, Peptidase M23 [Campylobacter jejuni],6KV1_A Chain A, Peptidase M23 [Campylobacter jejuni]

Crystalstructure of Csd1-Csd2 dimer I [Helicobacter pylori 26695],5J1L_C Crystal structure of Csd1-Csd2 dimer I [Helicobacter pylori 26695],5J1M_A Crystal structure of Csd1-Csd2 dimer II [Helicobacter pylori 26695],5J1M_C Crystal structure of Csd1-Csd2 dimer II [Helicobacter pylori 26695]

Crystalstructure of NMB0315 [Neisseria meningitidis ATCC 13091],3SLU_B Crystal structure of NMB0315 [Neisseria meningitidis ATCC 13091]

N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain-containing protein SAOUHSC_02979 OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain NCTC 8325 / PS 47) OX=93061 GN=SAOUHSC_02979 PE=1 SV=1

Probable N-acetylmuramidase OS=Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (strain MG1363) OX=416870 GN=acmA PE=3 SV=1

Autolysin OS=Enterococcus faecalis (strain ATCC 700802 / V583) OX=226185 GN=EF_0799 PE=1 SV=2

Probable N-acetylmuramidase OS=Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris OX=1359 GN=acmA PE=3 SV=1

Probable N-acetylmuramidase OS=Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (strain IL1403) OX=272623 GN=acmA PE=3 SV=1