The hydrolase LpqI primes mycobacterial peptidoglycan recycling.
P. J. Moynihan, I. T. Cadby, N. Veerapen, M. Jankute, M. Crosatti, G. Mukamolova, A. L. Lovering, G. S. Besra
This study shows that Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis BCG recycle peptidoglycan via the LpqI enzyme, which is essential for amino sugar recycling and affects antimicrobial resistance.
bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2018Microbiology