A peptidoglycan hydrolase similar to bacteriophage endolysins acts as an autolysin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi522.x

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A peptidoglycan hydrolase similar to bacteriophage endolysins acts as an autolysin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Sept 1997

Dillard J P, Seifert H S

Abstract excerpt

We have identified a gene encoding an autolysin (atlA) from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The deduced amino acid sequence of AtlA shows significant similarity to the peptidoglycan degrading transglycosylases (endolysins) of bacteriophages lambda and P2, suggesting that the encoded protein also functions...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacteriolysis
Bacteriophages
Base Sequence
Endopeptidases
Genes, Bacterial
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenotype
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

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