Cell-wall synthases contribute to bacterial cell-envelope integrity by actively repairing defects
A. Vigouroux, B. Cordier, A. Aristov, E. R. Oldewurtel, G. Özbaykal, T. Chaze, M. Matondo, D. Bikard, S. van Teeffelen
The paper shows class-A penicillin-binding proteins (aPBPs), specifically PBP1b, repair cell-wall defects in E. coli to maintain integrity, independent of the Rod complex.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2019Microbiology