Identification
Name:D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase dacA
Synonyms:
  • DD-carboxypeptidase
  • DD-peptidase
  • Beta-lactamase
  • Penicillin-binding protein 5
  • PBP-5
Gene Name:dacA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in carboxypeptidase activity
Specific Function:Removes C-terminal D-alanyl residues from sugar-peptide cell wall precursors
Cellular Location:Cell inner membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side.
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0a lipid II+1.0Thumb ? 1.0a N-acetylglucosamine--N-acetylmuramyl-(tetrapeptide) pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol+1.0Thumb
1.0a lipid II + 1.0Water ? 1.0a N-acetylglucosamine--N-acetylmuramyl-(tetrapeptide) pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol + 1.0D-Alanine
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1.0Thumb+1.0a β-lactam1.0a substituted β-amino acid
1.0Water + 1.0a β-lactam → 1.0a substituted β-amino acid
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0three disacharide linked murein units (pentapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala)) (middle of chain)1.0Thumb+1.0three disacharide linked murein units (tetrapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) & tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala)) (middle of chain)
1.0Water + 1.0three disacharide linked murein units (pentapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala)) (middle of chain) → 1.0D-Alanine + 1.0three disacharide linked murein units (tetrapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) & tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala)) (middle of chain)
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1.0Thumb+1.0two disacharide linked murein units, pentapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) (middle of chain)1.0Thumb+1.0two disacharide linked murein units, tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) (middle of chain)
1.0Water + 1.0two disacharide linked murein units, pentapeptide crosslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) (middle of chain) → 1.0D-Alanine + 1.0two disacharide linked murein units, tetrapeptide corsslinked tetrapeptide (A2pm->D-ala) (middle of chain)
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1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
1.0Water + 1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain) → 1.0D-Alanine + 1.0two linked disacharide tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
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1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tripeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide tetrapeptide and tripeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
1.0Water + 1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tripeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain) → 1.0D-Alanine + 1.0two linked disacharide tetrapeptide and tripeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
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1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)1.0Thumb+1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
1.0Water + 1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain) → 1.0D-Alanine + 1.0two linked disacharide pentapeptide and tetrapeptide murein units (uncrosslinked, middle of chain)
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB01310D-AlanineMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
carboxypeptidase activity
catalytic activity
exopeptidase activity
hydrolase activity
peptidase activity
peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides
serine-type carboxypeptidase activity
serine-type D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase activity
Process
macromolecule metabolic process
metabolic process
protein metabolic process
proteolysis
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0632
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:14.27
Left Sequence End661975
Right Sequence End663186
Gene Sequence:
>1212 bp
ATGTCGACTCGTACCCCTTCATCATCTTCATCCCGCCTGATGCTGACCATCGGGCTTTGT
TTTTTGGTCGCTCTGATGGAAGGGCTGGATCTTCAGGCGGCTGGCATTGCGGCGGGTGGC
ATCGCCCAGGCTTTCGCACTCGATAAAATGCAAATGGGCTGGATATTTAGCGCCGGAATA
CTCGGTTTGCTACCCGGCGCGTTGGTTGGCGGAATGCTGGCGGACCGTTATGGTCGCAAG
CGCATTTTGATTGGCTCAGTTGCGCTGTTTGGTTTGTTCTCACTGGCAACGGCGATTGCC
TGGGATTTCCCCTCACTGGTCTTTGCGCGGCTGATGACCGGTGTCGGGCTGGGGGCGGCG
TTGCCGAATCTTATCGCCCTGACGTCTGAAGCCGCGGGTCCACGTTTTCGTGGGACGGCA
GTGAGCCTGATGTATTGCGGTGTTCCCATTGGCGCGGCGCTGGCGGCGACACTGGGTTTC
GCGGGGGCAAACTTAGCATGGCAAACGGTGTTTTGGGTAGGTGGTGTGGTGCCGTTGATT
CTGGTGCCGCTATTAATGCGCTGGCTGCCGGAGTCGGCGGTTTTCGCTGGCGAAAAACAG
TCTGCGCCACCACTGCGTGCCTTATTTGCGCCAGAAACGGCAACCGCGACGCTGCTGCTG
TGGTTGTGTTATTTCTTCACTCTGCTGGTGGTCTACATGTTGATCAACTGGCTACCGCTA
CTTTTGGTGGAGCAAGGATTCCAGCCATCGCAGGCGGCAGGGGTGATGTTTGCCCTGCAA
ATGGGGGCGGCAAGCGGGACGTTAATGTTGGGCGCATTGATGGATAAGCTGCGTCCAGTA
ACCATGTCGCTACTGATTTATAGCGGCATGTTAGCTTCGCTGCTGGCGCTTGGAACGGTG
TCGTCATTTAACGGTATGTTGCTGGCGGGATTTGTCGCGGGGTTGTTTGCGACAGGTGGG
CAAAGCGTTTTGTATGCCCTGGCACCGTTGTTTTACAGTTCGCAGATCCGCGCAACAGGT
GTGGGAACAGCCGTGGCGGTAGGGCGTCTGGGGGCTATGAGCGGTCCGTTACTGGCCGGG
AAAATGCTGGCATTAGGCACTGGCACGGTCGGCGTAATGGCCGCTTCTGCACCGGGTATT
CTTGTTGCTGGGTTGGCGGTGTTTATTTTGATGAGCCGGAGATCACGAATACAGCCGTGC
GCCGATGCCTGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:403
Protein Molecular Weight:44444
Protein Theoretical pI:9
PDB File:1NZU
Signaling Regions:
  • 1-29
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase dacA
MNTIFSARIMKRLALTTALCTAFISAAHADDLNIKTMIPGVPQIDAESYILIDYNSGKVL
AEQNADVRRDPASLTKMMTSYVIGQAMKAGKFKETDLVTIGNDAWATGNPVFKGSSLMFL
KPGMQVPVSQLIRGINLQSGNDACVAMADFAAGSQDAFVGLMNSYVNALGLKNTHFQTVH
GLDADGQYSSARDMALIGQALIRDVPNEYSIYKEKEFTFNGIRQLNRNGLLWDNSLNVDG
IKTGHTDKAGYNLVASATEGQMRLISAVMGGRTFKGREAESKKLLTWGFRFFETVNPLKV
GKEFASEPVWFGDSDRASLGVDKDVYLTIPRGRMKDLKASYVLNSSELHAPLQKNQVVGT
INFQLDGKTIEQRPLVVLQEIPEGNFFGKIIDYIKLMFHHWFG
References
External Links:
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Uniprot ID:P0AEB2
Uniprot Name:DACA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674495
PDB ID:1NZU
Ecogene ID:EG10201
Ecocyc:EG10201
ColiBase:b0632
Kegg Gene:b0632
EchoBASE ID:EB0197
CCDB:DACA_ECOLI
BacMap:16128615
General Reference:
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