Lactococcus lactis gene yjgB encodes a gamma-D-glutaminyl-L-lysyl-endopeptidase which hydrolyzes peptidoglycan |
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Authors: | Redko Yulia Courtin Pascal Mézange Christine Huard Carine Chapot-Chartier Marie-Pierre |
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Institution: | INRA, Unité de Biochimie Bactérienne, UR477, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France. |
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Abstract: | YjgB is one of five peptidoglycan hydrolases previously identified in Lactococcus lactis. Analysis of its amino acid sequence revealed that YjgB contains an NlpC/P60 domain, whereas no specific cell wall binding domain or motif could be identified. The NlpC/P60 family is characterized by three conserved residues, a cysteine, a histidine, and a polar residue. In agreement with the presence of a Cys residue in the catalytic site of YjgB, its enzymatic activity was enhanced in the presence of dithiothreitol. Peptidoglycan-hydrolyzing activity of YjgB was detected in growing cells of an L. lactis strain overexpressing YjgB, as revealed by the presence of disaccharide (DS)-dipeptide in the muropeptide composition of the overexpressing strain. YjgB hydrolyzes the peptide chains of L. lactis muropeptides between gamma-D-Gln and L-Lys residues. Its hydrolytic activity was detected on DSs with tetra- and pentapeptide chains, whereas hydrolytic activity was very low on DS-tripeptides. Thus, we demonstrated that YjgB is an endopeptidase which cleaves gamma-D-Gln-L-Lys bonds in peptide chains of L. lactis peptidoglycan. |
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