SxxK free-standing penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are uncoupled SxxK acyl transferases that work mainly as bacterial wall peptidoglycan-hydrolases and function as auxiliary cell-cycle proteins. They are not essential.
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(2004). SxxK Free-standing Penicillin-binding Protein. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Molecular Pharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29832-0_1561
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