UniProt functional annotation for Q9HTZ1

UniProt code: Q9HTZ1.

Organism: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas.
 
Function: Releases the terminal D-alanine residue from the cytoplasmic disaccharide-tetrapeptide GlcNAc-MurNAc-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-meso-Dap-D- Ala, which is a murein turnover product. Probably also act on free tetrapetide. May be involved in murein recycling.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H2O + N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D- glutamyl-6-carboxy-L-lysyl-D-alanine = D-alanine + N-acetyl-D- glucosaminyl-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-6-carboxy-L-lysyl; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:48688, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:57416, ChEBI:CHEBI:90762, ChEBI:CHEBI:90763; EC=3.4.17.13; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16162494};
Pathway: Cell wall biogenesis; peptidoglycan recycling.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:16162494}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase S66 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.