UniProt functional annotation for P11889

UniProt code: P11889.

Organism: Bacillus cereus.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus; Bacillus cereus group.
 
Function: Required, with sphingomyelinase, to effect target cell lysis (hemolysis).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a sphingomyelin + H2O = an N-acylsphing-4-enine + H(+) + phosphocholine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19253, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17636, ChEBI:CHEBI:52639, ChEBI:CHEBI:295975; EC=3.1.4.12;
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
Activity regulation: Activated by cobalt and manganese ions.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Similarity: Belongs to the neutral sphingomyelinase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.