Article
mraY is an essential gene for cell growth in Escherichia coli.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1998
Boyle D S, Donachie W D
Abstract excerpt
The synthesis of the murein precursor lipid I is performed by MraY. We have shown that mraY is an essential gene for cell growth. Cells depleted of MraY first swell and then lyse. The expression of mraY DNA in vitro produces a 40-kDa polypeptide detectable by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Cell Division
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Transferases
- Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)