The bacterial cell division protein fragment EFtsN binds to and activates the major peptidoglycan synthase PBP1b
Adrien Boes, Frédéric Kerff, R. Herman, Thierry Touzé, Eefjan Breukink, Mohammed Terrak
Abstract
FtsN interacts with PBP1b and that this interaction plays a role in the activation of its GTase activity by FtsN, which may contribute to the overall septal PG synthesis and regulation during cell division.
Topics & Concepts
PeptidoglycanLipid IICell biologyCell divisionBacterial cell structureMutantCellATP synthaseBiologyBiochemistryCell wallChemistryBacteriaGeneGeneticsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactions