Dynamic allocation of MurJ coordinates bacterial growth and division
Di Yan, Shuming Duan, Haofeng He, Jieke Sheng, Yan Zhang, Yonghang Li, Shishen Du, Shan Tang, Yiben Fu, Xinxing Yang
The paper shows that MurJ, a Lipid II flippase, dynamically coordinates bacterial growth and division by transiently capturing at division sites during septal synthesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology