Coordinated peptidoglycan synthases and hydrolases stabilize the bacterial cell wall

Abstract Peptidoglycan (PG) defines cell shape and protects bacteria against osmotic stress. The growth and integrity of PG require coordinated actions between synthases that insert new PG strands and hydrolases that generate openings to allow the insertion. However, the mechanisms of their coordina...

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Main Authors: Huan Zhang, Srutha Venkatesan, Emily Ng, Beiyan Nan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41082-3