This family acts as a lysozyme (N-acetylmuramidase), EC:3.2.1.17. It contains a conserved EGGY motif near the N-terminus, the glutamic acid within this motif is essential for catalytic activity [1]. In bacteria, it may activate the secretion of large ...
This family acts as a lysozyme (N-acetylmuramidase), EC:3.2.1.17. It contains a conserved EGGY motif near the N-terminus, the glutamic acid within this motif is essential for catalytic activity [1]. In bacteria, it may activate the secretion of large proteins via the breaking and rearrangement of the peptidoglycan layer during secretion [2,3]. It is frequently found at the N-terminus of proteins containing a C-terminal Pfam:PF09374 domain.