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recognition and cleavage of the LPXTG motif of surface proteins and generation of a acyl enzyme intermediate, which after reacts with lipid II for PG-anchoring.

(After a nucleophilic attack of the free amino group of the pentapeptide from a precursor MurNAc-pentapeptide, the surface protein is incorporated into the cell wall.)