title: Life in the "old bag" yet: structure of peptidoglycan L,D-carboxypeptidases.
abstract: In this issue of Structure, Hoyland and colleagues describe the structure of a peptidoglycan L,D-carboxypeptidase in both substrate-bound and apoenzyme forms. These studies reveal the basis for enzyme specificity and assist greatly in a field where form and function overlap.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
authors.forename: Ian T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Cadby
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. Electronic address: a.lovering@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lovering
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000737:chemistry*; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; C021505:LD-carboxypeptidase