UniProt functional annotation for P04960

UniProt code: P04960.

Organism: Dickeya chrysanthemi (Pectobacterium chrysanthemi) (Erwinia chrysanthemi).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Pectobacteriaceae; Dickeya.
 
Function: Involved in maceration and soft-rotting of plant tissue.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Eliminative cleavage of (1->4)-alpha-D-galacturonan to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-alpha-D-galact-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends.; EC=4.2.2.2;
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion per subunit.;
Pathway: Glycan metabolism; pectin degradation; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D- gluconate from pectin: step 2/5.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Miscellaneous: Pectate lyases have been implicated as pathogenicity factors which induce maceration or rotting of plant tissue. PelE is sufficient to induce these effects under laboratory conditions.
Similarity: Belongs to the polysaccharide lyase 1 family. PLBC subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.