| 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.