background:
Lysozyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of certain mucopolysaccharides of bacterial cell walls. Specifically, it catalyzes the hydrolysis of the bacterial cell wall beta glycosidic linkages between N acetylmuramic acid and N acetylglucosamine. It is found in spleen, lung, kidney, white blood cells, plasma, saliva, milk, and tears.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted.
DISEASE:
Defects in LYZ are a cause of amyloidosis type 8 (AMYL8) [MIM:105200]; also known as systemic non-neuropathic amyloidosis or Ostertag-type amyloidosis. AMYL8 is a hereditary generalized amyloidosis due to deposition of apolipoprotein A1, fibrinogen and lysozyme amyloids. Viscera are particularly affected. There is no involvement of the nervous system. Clinical features include renal amyloidosis resulting in nephrotic syndrome, arterial hypertension, hepatosplenomegaly, cholestasis, petechial skin rash.
Similarity:
Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 22 family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 396218 Chicken
SwissProt: P00698 Chicken
Entrez Gene: 4069 Human
Entrez Gene: 17105 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 17110 Mouse
Omim: 153450 Human
SwissProt: P61626 Human
SwissProt: P08905 Mouse
Unigene: 524579 Human
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