PrkA controls peptidoglycan biosynthesis through the essential phosphorylation of ReoM

Peptidoglycan (PG) is the main component of bacterial cell walls and the target for many antibiotics. PG biosynthesis is tightly coordinated with cell wall growth and turnover, and many of these control activities depend upon PASTA-domain containing eukaryotic-like serine/threonine protein kinases (...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Wamp, Zoe J Rutter, Jeanine Rismondo, Claire E Jennings, Lars Möller, Richard J Lewis, Sven Halbedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/56048