The Bacterial MtrAB Two-Component System Regulates the Cell Wall Homeostasis Responding to Environmental Alkaline Stress
Xiaoyu Qin, Kaiduan Zhang, Yuzhao Fan, Hui Fang, Yong Nie, Xiao‐Lei Wu
Abstract
sp. DQ12-45-1b plays a critical role in alkaline resistance by modulating the cell wall homeostasis through the MtrAB-MraZ pathway. Thus, our work provides a novel regulatory pathway used by bacteria for adaptation and survival under extreme alkaline stresses.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental stressComponent (thermodynamics)HomeostasisBacteriaBiologyMicroorganismRange (aeronautics)EcologyCell biologyGeneticsEngineeringAerospace engineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing