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Genetic interaction mapping reveals functional relationships between peptidoglycan endopeptidases and carboxypeptidases.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2024
Alvarado Obando Manuela, Rey-Varela Diego, Cava Felipe, Dörr Tobias
Abstract excerpt
Peptidoglycan (PG) is the main component of the bacterial cell wall; it maintains cell shape while protecting the cell from internal osmotic pressure and external environmental challenges. PG synthesis is essential for bacterial growth and survival, and a series of PG modifications are required to allow expansion of the sacculus. Endopeptidases (EPs), for example, cleave the crosslinks between adjacent PG strands...
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