Cell wall degradation/ turnover

Parent categories	1. Cellular processes 1.1. Cell wall and cell division
Neighbouring categories	1.1.1. Cell wall synthesis 1.1.2. Cell shape 1.1.3. Cell wall degradation/ turnover 1.1.4. Capsule biosynthesis and degradation 1.1.5. Cell wall/ other 1.1.6. Membrane dynamics 1.1.7. Cell division
Related categories	WalR regulon
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

Autolysis

• blyA
• cwlA
• cwlH
• cwlK
• cwlO
• cwlP
• cwlQ
• cwlS
• cwlT
• iseA
• lytA
• lytB
• lytC
• lytD
• lytE
• lytF
• lytG
• lytR
• lytS
• lytT
• pbpE
• xepA
• xlyA
• xlyB
• yocH
• ysbB

Autolysis/ based on similarity

• ykvT
• ytkC

Utilization of cell wall components

• amiE
• gamA
• gamP
• murP
• murQ
• murR
• nagA
• nagB
• nagZ
• ybgA

Important Reviews

Sarah Dubrac, Paola Bisicchia, Kevin M Devine, Tarek Msadek
A matter of life and death: cell wall homeostasis and the WalKR (YycGF) essential signal transduction pathway.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 70(6);1307-22
[PubMed:19019149] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Sarah Dubrac, Tarek Msadek
Tearing down the wall: peptidoglycan metabolism and the WalK/WalR (YycG/YycF) essential two-component system.
Adv Exp Med Biol: 2008, 631;214-28
[PubMed:18792692] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)