PgaB orthologues contain a glycoside hydrolase domain that cleaves deacetylated poly-β(1,6)-N-acetylglucosamine and can disrupt bacterial biofilms.

PgaB orthologues contain a glycoside hydrolase domain that cleaves deacetylated poly-β(1,6)-N-acetylglucosamine and can disrupt bacterial biofilms.

Poly-β(1,6)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (PNAG) is a major biofilm component of many pathogenic bacteria. The production, modification, and export of PNAG in Escherichia coli and Bordetella species require the protein products encoded by the pgaABCD operon. PgaB is a two-domain periplasmic protein that co...

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Main Authors: Dustin J Little, Roland Pfoh, François Le Mauff, Natalie C Bamford, Christina Notte, Perrin Baker, Manita Guragain, Howard Robinson, Gerald B Pier, Mark Nitz, Rajendar Deora, Donald C Sheppard, P Lynne Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006998

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