UniProt functional annotation for Q04707

UniProt code: Q04707.

Organism: Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 (strain ATCC BAA-334 / TIGR4).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Streptococcaceae; Streptococcus.
 
Function: Cell wall formation.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=[GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D- Ala)](n)-di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + beta-D-GlcNAc- (1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)-di-trans,octa- cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate = [GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma- D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)](n+1)-di-trans-octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23708, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9602, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9603, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:58405, ChEBI:CHEBI:60033, ChEBI:CHEBI:78435; EC=2.4.1.129; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02918};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Preferential cleavage: (Ac)(2)-L-Lys-D-Ala-|-D-Ala. Also transpeptidation of peptidyl-alanyl moieties that are N-acyl substituents of D-alanine.; EC=3.4.16.4; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02918};
Pathway: Cell wall biogenesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Miscellaneous: These strains are penicillin-sensitive.
Similarity: In the N-terminal section; belongs to the glycosyltransferase 51 family. {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: In the C-terminal section; belongs to the transpeptidase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.