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	MurR regulon 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
• 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

Additional genes

• yqiI

Important Original Publications

Morgan Beeby, James C Gumbart, Benoît Roux, Grant J Jensen
Architecture and assembly of the Gram-positive cell wall.
Mol Microbiol: 2013, 88(4);664-72
[PubMed:23600697] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)