CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily DD-peptidase/beta-lactamase superfamily
Functional Family Probable peptidoglycan D,D-transpeptidase PenA

Enzyme Information

3.4.16.4
Serine-type D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase.
based on mapping to UniProt P08149
Preferential cleavage: (Ac)(2)-L-Lys-D-Ala-|-D-Ala. Also transpeptidation of peptidyl-alanyl moieties that are N-acyl substituents of D-alanine.
-!- A group of bacterial enzymes, membrane-bound. -!- Inhibited by beta-lactam antibiotics, which acylate the active site serine in the enzyme. -!- Distinct from EC 3.4.17.14. -!- Belongs to peptidase families S11, S12 and S13.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P08149
PBP2_NEIGO
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Probable peptidoglycan D,D-transpeptidase PenA

PDB Structure

PDB 5KSH
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Alanine 501 Mutations in Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 from Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Structure, Mechanism, and Effects on Cephalosporin Resistance and Biological Fitness.
Tomberg, J., Fedarovich, A., Vincent, L.R., Jerse, A.E., Unemo, M., Davies, C., Nicholas, R.A.
Biochemistry