Peptidase M20 family, actinobacterial dapE encoded N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE) subfamily. This group is composed of predominantly actinobacterial DapE proteins. DapE catalyzes the hydrolysis of N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelate (L,L-SDAP) to L,L-diaminopimelate and succinate. It has been shown that DapE is essential for cell growth and proliferation. DapEs have been purified from proteobacteria such as Escherichia coli and Haemophilus influenzae, while genes that encode for DapEs have been sequenced from several bacterial sources such as the actinobacteria Corynebacterium glutamicum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. DapE is a small, dimeric enzyme (41.6 kDa per subunit) that requires 2 atoms of zinc per molecule of polypeptide for full enzymatic activity. All of the amino acids that function as metal binding ligands are strictly conserved in DapE.
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