Site mltB
- Name: mltB
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b2701 MG1655 locus tag slt - Mnemonic: membrane-bound lytic transglycosylase
- Left End Point: 60.84
- Right End Point: 60.86
- Products:
murein hydrolase lipoprotein Slt35, soluble lytic transglycosylase 35 MltB, membrane-bound lytic transglycosylase B (MltB) - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
mltB776(del)::kan mltB792-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12699 EcoliWiki mltB - Comment:
- Proteolytic degradation of MltB of outer membrane gives soluble, enz-active protein probably identical with Slt35
- References:
- Engel, H., A.J. Smink, L. van Wijngaarden, W. Keck 1992. Murein-metabolizing enzymes from Escherichia coli: existence of a second lytic transglycosylase. J.Bacteriol. 174:6394-6403
- Ehlert, K., J.V. Holtje, M.F. Templin 1995. Cloning and expression of a murein hydrolase lipoprotein from Escherichia coli. Mol.Microbiol. 16:761-768
- Holtje, J.V. 1995. From growth to autolysis: the murein hydrolases in Escherichia coli. Arch.Microbiol. 164:243-254
- Dijkstra, A.J. 1997. Ph.D. Thesis, U.Groningen 0:0