Mechanical stimuli activate gene expression via a cell envelope stress sensing pathway
C. E. Harper, W. Zhang, J.-H. Shin, E. van Wijngaarden, E. Chou, J. Lee, Z. Wang, T. Doerr, P. Chen, C. J. Hernandez
This study shows mechanical stress in bacterial cell envelopes activates the VxrAB two-component system, promoting cell wall synthesis and homeostasis.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2022Microbiology