FtsN maintains active septal cell wall synthesis by forming a processive complex with the septum-specific peptidoglycan synthases in E. coli
FtsN promotes the inward synthesis of septal peptidoglycan (sPG) through the FtsWI complex during bacterial cell division. Here, Lyu et al. apply single-molecule microscopy on E. coli to show that FtsN proteins (I) move processively at a speed similar to that of FtsWI molecules. (II) can be divided...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33404-8 |
Summary: | FtsN promotes the inward synthesis of septal peptidoglycan (sPG) through the FtsWI complex during bacterial cell division. Here, Lyu et al. apply single-molecule microscopy on E. coli to show that FtsN proteins (I) move processively at a speed similar to that of FtsWI molecules. (II) can be divided into two populations based on their speeds, and (III) their movement is driven exclusively by peptidoglycan synthesis |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |