The interplay between the polar growth determinant DivIVA, the segregation protein ParA and their novel interaction partner PapM controls the Mycobacterium smegmatis cell cycle by modulation of DivIVA subcellular distribution
I. Matusiak, A. Strzalka, P. Wadach, E. Szwajczak, A. Szydlowska-Helbrych, B. Kepplinger, M. Pioro, D. Jakimowicz
This paper identifies PapM as a new interaction partner of ParA and DivIVA in Mycobacterium smegmatis, showing their phosphorylation-dependent interplay regulates cell cycle by modulating DivIVA distribution.
bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2023Microbiology