UniProt functional annotation for P0AEB2

UniProt code: P0AEB2.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Removes C-terminal D-alanyl residues from sugar-peptide cell wall precursors.
 
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;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a beta-lactam + H2O = a substituted beta-amino acid; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:20401, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:35627, ChEBI:CHEBI:140347; EC=3.5.2.6;
Pathway: Cell wall biogenesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
Subcellular location: Cell inner membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Note=N-terminal lies in the periplasmic space.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase S11 family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAB40832.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.