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The primary Nature article directly identifies ArmA as the first glycosyl hydrolase specific for archaeal peptidoglycan and reports its cleavage of archaeal PG at the cell-division site. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: A methanogen hydrolase reveals the structure of archaeal peptidoglycan · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:bbd3565b7ec5416c248139adec79152827b4724c626023245c194e3ed3f6cc36

Here we identify and characterize ArmA from Methanobrevibacter smithii, a dominant member of the human gut microbiome, as the first glycosyl hydrolase specific for archaeal PG. ... We further demonstrate that ArmA is required to complete cytokinesis, cleaving archaeal PG at the site of cell division.