CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Barwin-like endoglucanases
Functional Family Membrane-bound lytic murein transglycosylase A

Enzyme Information

4.2.2.n1
Peptidoglycan lytic exotransglycosylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P0A935
Exolytic cleavage of the (1->4)-beta-glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues in peptidoglycan, from either the reducing or the non-reducing ends of the peptidoglycan chains, with concomitant formation of a 1,6-anhydrobond in the MurNAc residue.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P0A935
MLTA_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Membrane-bound lytic murein transglycosylase A

PDB Structure

PDB 2GAE
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal Structures of the Lytic Transglycosylase MltA from N.gonorrhoeae and E.coli: Insights into Interdomain Movements and Substrate Binding.
Powell, A.J., Liu, Z.J., Nicholas, R.A., Davies, C.
J.Mol.Biol.