Proton-binding capacity of Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid and its role in controlling autolysin activity.

Wall teichoic acid (WTA) or related polyanionic cell wall glycopolymers are produced by most gram-positive bacterial species and have been implicated in various cellular functions. WTA and the proton gradient across bacterial membranes are known to control the activity of autolysins but the molecula...

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Main Authors: Raja Biswas, Raul E Martinez, Nadine Göhring, Martin Schlag, Michaele Josten, Guoqing Xia, Florian Hegler, Cordula Gekeler, Anne-Kathrin Gleske, Friedrich Götz, Hans-Georg Sahl, Andreas Kappler, Andreas Peschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402425?pdf=render