[Term]
id: PR:000033987
name: bacterial-type beta-galactosidase
def: "A protein that is a translation product of the Escherichia coli K-12 lacZ gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof in bacteria. The bacterial-type beta-galactosidase contains a Glycosyl hydrolases family 2 (Pfam:PF00703) domain instead of the Glycosyl hydrolases family 35 (Pfam:PF01301) domain typical of the eukaryotic-type." [PRO:DNx]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "lacZ" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "beta-gal" BROAD [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "lactase" BROAD [PRO:DNx]
property_value: has_archetype PR:P00722
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein
relationship: only_in_taxon NCBITaxon:2 ! Bacteria