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Gene Report : mepA
PEC Original Annotations
Essentiality
     Class non-essential
     References (PMID)
Mol Gen Genet. 1983;189(2):215-21.
Mutants of Escherichia coli defective in penicillin-insensitive murein DD-endopeptidase.
Iida K, Hirota Y, Schwarz U. ( 6343788 )
     Deletion OCL64 (D)  ,  OCL64-4 (D)  ,  OCL64-7 (D)  
Related gene (W3110 PEC)
     Gene Search Search MG1655 PEC by gene name:  mepA
Related strains
     Strains Search Search strains by gene name:  mepA   Search strains by all related name:  mepA b2328 ECK2322 JW2325

General information  (Go to Linear View:)
 Gene Name mepA  
 Alternative name b2328,ECK2322,JW2325  
 Location, Length 2,443,582 - 2,444,406 (  -  ) ;   52.67 min ; 825 (bp) ,   274 (aa) Go to Linear View
 Product murein DD-endopeptidase  
 Operon Name prmB-aroC-mepA-yfcAML  
 Note murein DD-endopeptidase, penicillin-insensitive; GO_component: GO:0009274 - peptidoglycan-based cell wall; GO_process: GO:0009252 - peptidoglycan biosynthetic process; GO_process: GO:0042493 - response to drug  
 Function enzyme; Murein sacculus, peptidoglycan  
 Gene Ontology GO:0000270 ; peptidoglycan metabolic process ( mepA )
GO:0004222 ; metalloendopeptidase activity ( mepA )
GO:0006508 ; proteolysis ( mepA )
GO:0008233 ; peptidase activity ( mepA )
GO:0008237 ; metallopeptidase activity ( mepA )
GO:0008270 ; zinc ion binding ( mepA )
GO:0008931 ; murein DD-endopeptidase activity ( mepA )
GO:0016787 ; hydrolase activity ( mepA )
GO:0030288 ; outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space ( mepA )
GO:0042597 ; periplasmic space ( mepA )
GO:0046872 ; metal ion binding ( mepA )
 PID 1788668  
 EC number
  (KEGG Pathway)
 
3.4.24.-  
Verified Protein Starts (data compiled from literature and appropriate citations are available from EcoGene)
     EcoGene mepA ( EG10580 )  
    Number of removed 19 aa cleaved  
SWISS-PROT  ( Show details [ 2 more] )
  botton Entry name(Acc.no) MEPA_ECOLI ( P14007 )
    -  Protein name Penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase precursor  
    -  Synonyms EC 3.4.99.-, D-alanyl-D-alanine-endopeptidase, DD-endopeptidase  
    -  Gene name Name=mepA; OrderedLocusNames=b2328, SF2404, S2539;  

 Linear View (Whole Mode)
View Location
   2435.0  –  2460.0 (KBP)

Homology Analysis
BLAST
    Bacteria
         GTOP mepA (  homologous genes of other bacterias  )  
    PDB     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         PSI-BLAST Chain A, Mepa, Inactive Form Without Zn In P21  
    SWISS-PROT     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST Penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase precursor (D-alanyl-D-alanine-endopeptidase) (DD-endopeptidase)  
         PSI-BLAST Penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase precursor
    nr     (database updated : 2007.02.20 )
         BLAST penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase [Escherichia coli K12]  
Pfam 28.0   (database updated : 2015-05 )
    Pfam
PROSITE
    PROSITE ASN_GLYCOSYLATION    GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN    PKC_PHOSPHO_SITE    CK2_PHOSPHO_SITE    MYRISTYL     

Other Cross-Reference
    COG COG3770M 
    EcoCyc mepA 

MMBR References
Mol Gen Genet. 1983;189(2):215-21.
Mutants of Escherichia coli defective in penicillin-insensitive murein DD-endopeptidase.
Iida K, Hirota Y, Schwarz U. ( 6343788 )
Mol Microbiol. 1990;4(2):209-19.
Cloning and characterization of mepA, the structural gene of the penicillin-insensitive murein endopeptidase from Escherichia coli.
Keck W, van Leeuwen AM, Huber M, Goodell EW. ( 2187143 )

Sequences
Amino acid
FASTA format
0001 MNKTAIALLA LLASSASLAA TPWQKITQPV PGSAQSIGSF SNGCIVGADT LPIQSEHYQV MRTDQRRYFG 
0071 HPDLVMFIQR LSSQVSNLGM GTVLIGDMGM PAGGRFNGGH ASHQTGLDVD IFLQLPKTRW TSAQLLRPQA 
0141 LDLVSRDGKH VVSTLWKPEI FSLIKLAAQD KDVTRIFVNP AIKQQLCLDA GTDRDWLRKV RPWFQHRAHM 
0211 HVRLRCPADS LECEDQPLPP SGDGCGAELQ SWFEPPKPGT TKPEKKTPPP LPPSCQALLD EHVI

Nucleotide
FASTA format

View sequence out neighbor 100bp
-100                                             gatcgcagaa gcgatgctgg cgatcgtttt 
-070 aatggatcac ctgttacggc aacgggcgca aaatgccgat gtgaagactg atattccacg ctggtaaaaa 
0001 atgaataaaa ccgcgattgc gctgctggct ctgcttgcca gtagcgccag cctggcagcg acgccgtggc 
0071 aaaaaataac ccaacctgtg ccgggtagcg cacaatcgat aggcagtttt tctaatggct gtattgtcgg 
0141 cgctgacacg ctgccgatac agtccgaaca ttatcaggtc atgcgtaccg atcagcgtcg ctatttcggt 
0211 cacccggatc tggtgatgtt tatccagcgt ctgagtagcc aggtgagcaa tctgggcatg ggtacggtgc 
0281 tgattggcga tatggggatg cccgctggtg ggcgtttcaa cggcggtcat gccagccacc agaccggact 
0351 ggatgtcgat atctttctgc aactgccgaa aactcgctgg acctccgcgc agctcttgcg cccgcaagca 
0421 ctggacttag tttcccgcga cggtaaacac gttgtctcca cgctgtggaa gccagaaatt ttcagcttga 
0491 tcaaactcgc cgcccaggac aaagacgtca cgcgcatttt tgttaatccg gcgattaaac aacaactttg 
0561 ccttgatgcg ggcaccgatc gcgactggtt gcgcaaagtg cgaccctggt tccagcatcg cgcgcatatg 
0631 catgtacgat tacgttgccc tgccgatagt ctggagtgtg aagatcaacc tttaccgcca tcaggcgatg 
0701 gttgcggggc agaactgcaa agctggtttg aacctccaaa accgggaaca acaaagcctg agaagaagac 
0771 accgcctccg ttgccgcctt cctgccaggc gctactggat gagcacgtga tctaatggaa acgtttaata 
0841 gcctgtttat ggtttccccg ctgttgctgg gagttctctt ttttgtcgcc atgctggcgg gatttatcga 
0911 ctcgattgcc ggtgg