PlrA (MSMEG_5223) is an essential polar growth regulator in Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Mycobacteria expand their cell walls at the cell poles in a manner that is not well described at the molecular level. In this study, we identify a new polar factor, PlrA, that is involved in restricting peptidoglycan metabolism to the cell poles in Mycobacterium smegmatis. We establish that only the...

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Main Authors: Samantha Y Quintanilla, Neda Habibi Arejan, Parthvi B Patel, Cara C Boutte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280336