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The map label for this gene is mepA [H]

Identifier: 16765710

GI number: 16765710

Start: 2493713

End: 2494537

Strand: Reverse

Name: mepA [H]

Synonym: STM2383

Alternate gene names: 16765710

Gene position: 2494537-2493713 (Counterclockwise)

Preceding gene: 16765711

Following gene: 16765709

Centisome position: 51.36

GC content: 58.55

Gene sequence:

>825_bases
ATGAAAAAAACCGCGATTGCGCTGCTGGCATGGTTTGTCAGTAGCGCCAGCCTGGCGGCGACGCCGTGGCAGAAAATAAC
CCATCCTGTCCCCGGCGCCGCCCAGTCTATCGGTAGCTTTGCCAACGGATGCATCATTGGCGCCGACACGTTGCCGGTAC
AGTCCGATAATTATCAGGTGATGCGCACCGATCAGCGCCGTTATTTCGGCCACCCGGATCTGGTCATGTTTATCCAGCGG
TTGAGTCATCAGGCGCAGCAACGGGGGCTCGGAACCGTCCTGATAGGCGACATGGGGATGCCTGCCGGAGGCCGCTTTAA
TGGCGGACACGCCAGTCATCAGACCGGGCTTGATGTGGATATTTTCTTGCAGTTGCCGAAAACGCGCTGGAGCCAGGCGC
AGCTATTGCGCCCGCAGGCGTTAGATCTGGTGTCCCGCGACGGTAAACATGTCGTGCCGTCGCGCTGGTCGTCGGATATC
GCCAGTCTGATCAAACTGGCAGCACAAGACAATGACGTCACCCGTATTTTCGTCAATCCGGCTATTAAACAACAGCTTTG
CCTCGATGCCGGAAACGATCGTGACTGGCTACGTAAAGTACGCCCCTGGTTCCAGCATCGCGCGCATATGCACGTGCGTT
TACGCTGCCCTGCCGACAGCCTGGAGTGCGAAGATCAACCTTTACCCCCGCCGGGCGATGGATGCGGCGCTGAACTGCAA
AGCTGGTTCGAACCGCCAAAACCTGGCACCACAAAGCCTGAGAAGAAGACACCGCCGCCGCTGCCGCCTTCCTGCCAGGC
GCTACTGGATGAGCATGTACTCTGA

Upstream 100 bases:

>100_bases
GATCGCAGAAGCCATGCTGGCGATCGTGCTGATGGATCACCTGCTGCGCCATCGGGCACAGAATGCGGATGTAAAGACAG
AGATTCCACGCTGGTAAGAA

Downstream 100 bases:

>100_bases
TGGACAATTTTTATGATCTGTTTATGGTCTCCCCGCTGCTGCTGGTGGTGCTGTTTTTTGTCGCCGTACTGGCAGGATTT
ATCGATTCTATCGCCGGGGG

Product: penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase

Products: Split Peptidoglycan Strands [C]

Alternate protein names: D-alanyl-D-alanine-endopeptidase; DD-endopeptidase [H]

Number of amino acids: Translated: 274; Mature: 274

Protein sequence:

>274_residues
MKKTAIALLAWFVSSASLAATPWQKITHPVPGAAQSIGSFANGCIIGADTLPVQSDNYQVMRTDQRRYFGHPDLVMFIQR
LSHQAQQRGLGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVDIFLQLPKTRWSQAQLLRPQALDLVSRDGKHVVPSRWSSDI
ASLIKLAAQDNDVTRIFVNPAIKQQLCLDAGNDRDWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPADSLECEDQPLPPPGDGCGAELQ
SWFEPPKPGTTKPEKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL

Sequences:

>Translated_274_residues
MKKTAIALLAWFVSSASLAATPWQKITHPVPGAAQSIGSFANGCIIGADTLPVQSDNYQVMRTDQRRYFGHPDLVMFIQR
LSHQAQQRGLGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVDIFLQLPKTRWSQAQLLRPQALDLVSRDGKHVVPSRWSSDI
ASLIKLAAQDNDVTRIFVNPAIKQQLCLDAGNDRDWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPADSLECEDQPLPPPGDGCGAELQ
SWFEPPKPGTTKPEKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL
>Mature_274_residues
MKKTAIALLAWFVSSASLAATPWQKITHPVPGAAQSIGSFANGCIIGADTLPVQSDNYQVMRTDQRRYFGHPDLVMFIQR
LSHQAQQRGLGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVDIFLQLPKTRWSQAQLLRPQALDLVSRDGKHVVPSRWSSDI
ASLIKLAAQDNDVTRIFVNPAIKQQLCLDAGNDRDWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPADSLECEDQPLPPPGDGCGAELQ
SWFEPPKPGTTKPEKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL

Specific function: Involved in the removal of murein from the sacculus. May also facilitate integration of nascent murein strands into the sacculus by cleaving the peptide bonds between neighboring strands in mature murein [H]

COG id: COG3770

COG function: function code M; Murein endopeptidase

Gene ontology:

Cell location: Periplasm [H]

Metaboloic importance: Non_Essential [C]

Operon status: Not Known

Operon components: None

Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase M74 family [H]

Homologues:

Organism=Escherichia coli, GI1788668, Length=274, Percent_Identity=89.051094890511, Blast_Score=486, Evalue=1e-139,

Paralogues:

None

Copy number: NA

Swissprot (AC and ID): NA

Other databases:

- InterPro:   IPR009045
- InterPro:   IPR005073 [H]

Pfam domain/function: PF03411 Peptidase_M74 [H]

EC number: 3.4.99.- [C]

Molecular weight: Translated: 30262; Mature: 30262

Theoretical pI: Translated: 8.62; Mature: 8.62

Prosite motif: NA

Important sites: NA

Signals:

None

Transmembrane regions:

None

Cys/Met content:

2.2 %Cys     (Translated Protein)
2.2 %Met     (Translated Protein)
4.4 %Cys+Met (Translated Protein)
2.2 %Cys     (Mature Protein)
2.2 %Met     (Mature Protein)
4.4 %Cys+Met (Mature Protein)

Secondary structure:

>Translated Secondary Structure
MKKTAIALLAWFVSSASLAATPWQKITHPVPGAAQSIGSFANGCIIGADTLPVQSDNYQV
CCHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCHHHHCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHCCEEECCCCCCCCCCCEEE
MRTDQRRYFGHPDLVMFIQRLSHQAQQRGLGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVD
EECCCHHHCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEE
IFLQLPKTRWSQAQLLRPQALDLVSRDGKHVVPSRWSSDIASLIKLAAQDNDVTRIFVNP
EEEECCCCCCCHHHHCCHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEEECH
AIKQQLCLDAGNDRDWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPADSLECEDQPLPPPGDGCGAELQ
HHHHHHHHCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHH
SWFEPPKPGTTKPEKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL
HHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHCCC
>Mature Secondary Structure
MKKTAIALLAWFVSSASLAATPWQKITHPVPGAAQSIGSFANGCIIGADTLPVQSDNYQV
CCHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCHHHHCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHCCEEECCCCCCCCCCCEEE
MRTDQRRYFGHPDLVMFIQRLSHQAQQRGLGTVLIGDMGMPAGGRFNGGHASHQTGLDVD
EECCCHHHCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEE
IFLQLPKTRWSQAQLLRPQALDLVSRDGKHVVPSRWSSDIASLIKLAAQDNDVTRIFVNP
EEEECCCCCCCHHHHCCHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEEECH
AIKQQLCLDAGNDRDWLRKVRPWFQHRAHMHVRLRCPADSLECEDQPLPPPGDGCGAELQ
HHHHHHHHCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHH
SWFEPPKPGTTKPEKKTPPPLPPSCQALLDEHVL
HHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHCCC

PDB accession: NA

Resolution: NA

Structure class: Unstructured

Cofactors: NA

Metal ions: NA

Kcat value (1/min): NA

Specific activity: NA

Km value (mM): NA

Substrates: The D-Alanyl-Gamma-Meso-2,6-Diamino- Pimelyl Peptide Bond [C]

Specific reaction: Split The D-Alanyl-Gamma-Meso-2,6-Diamino- Pimelyl Peptide Bond Connecting Neighboring Peptidoglycan Strands. [C]

General reaction: Hydrolase; Acting on peptide bonds (Peptidases); Endopeptidases of unknown catalytic mechanism [C]

Inhibitor: NA

Structure determination priority: 10.0

TargetDB status: NA

Availability: NA

References: NA