Adenylate kinase potentiates the capsular polysaccharide by modulating Cps2D in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39

Pneumococcal disease: enzyme interaction promotes thickening of defensive bacterial capsule A physical interaction between two key enzymes explains how the bacterium responsible for causing pneumococcal disease thickens its external capsule during infection of the bloodstream. A team led by Dong-Kwo...

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Main Authors: Prachetash Ghosh, Truc Thanh Luong, Masaud Shah, Trung Thanh Thach, Sangdun Choi, Sangho Lee, Dong-Kwon Rhee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-018-0141-y