Chromosomal Duplications of MurZ (MurA2) or MurA (MurA1), Amino Acid Substitutions in MurZ (MurA2), and Absence of KhpAB Obviate the Requirement for Protein Phosphorylation in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39
H.-C. T. Tsui, M. Joseph, J. J. Zheng…·M. E. Winkler
The paper identifies genetic modifications in Streptococcus pneumoniae that bypass the need for protein phosphorylation by altering MurZ and MurA activity.