| Penicillin-binding protein, transpeptidase |
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| Symbol | PCN-bd_Tpept |
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| Pfam | PF00905 |
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| InterPro | IPR001460 |
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| OPM superfamily | 195 |
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| OPM protein | 5hlb |
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| Membranome | 541 |
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| Penicillin-binding protein, dimerisation domain |
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| Symbol | PBP_dimer |
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| Pfam | PF03717 |
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| InterPro | IPR005311 |
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Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are a group of proteins that are characterized by their affinity for and binding of penicillin. They are a normal constituent of many bacteria; the name just reflects the way by which the protein was discovered. All β-lactam antibiotics (except for tabtoxinine-β-lactam, which inhibits glutamine synthetase) bind to PBPs, which are essential for bacterial cell wall synthesis. PBPs are members of a subgroup of transpeptidase enzymes called DD-transpeptidases.