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Electrostatic Interaction with the Bacterial Cell Envelope Tunes the Lytic Activity of Two Novel Peptidoglycan Hydrolases. [PDF]

Microbiol Spectr, 2022
Wysocka A, Łężniak Ł, Jagielska E, Sabała I.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bacterial growth does require peptidoglycan hydrolases

Most bacteria surround their cytoplasmic membrane with a net-like, elastic heteropolymer, the peptidoglycan sacculus, to protect themselves from bursting due to the turgor and to maintain cell shape.
Vollmer W
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Folds and activities of peptidoglycan amidases

, 2007
Bacterial peptidoglycan amidases are a large and diverse group of enzymes. During the last few years, genomic sequence information has accumulated to an extent such that lists of proven or predicted peptidoglycan amidases can now be expected to be fairly
Bochtler, M., Firczuk, M.
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Peptidoglycan hydrolases, their protein partners, and related membrane proteins in Staphylococcus aureus

, 2022
In almost all bacteria, the peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall is required to maintain cell shape and protect the cell from the environment. PG is made up of sugar polymers connected by crosslinked peptides that form a single meshwork encasing the cell.
Page, Julia Elaine
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Differential binding of human and murine IgGs to catalytic and cell wall binding domains of Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan hydrolases. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
Wang M, van den Berg S, Mora Hernández Y, Visser AH, Vera Murguia E, Koedijk DGAM, Bellink C, Bruggen H, Bakker-Woudenberg IAJM, van Dijl JM, Buist G.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The protozoanTrichomonas vaginalistargets bacteria with laterally-acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases

, 2018
Trichomonas vaginalisis a human eukaryotic pathogen and the causative agent of trichomoniasis, the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide.
Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, David C. Goldstone, Jeremy R. Keown, Waldemar Vollmer, Anastasiia Artuyants, Jully Pinheiro, Jacob Biboy, Robert P. Hirt   +7 more
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The impact of metagenomic analysis on the discovery of novel endolysins

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Metagenomics has revolutionized enzyme discovery by enabling the study of genetic material directly from environmental samples, bypassing the need for microbial cultivation.
Nikolaos Georgakis, Georgios E. Premetis, Panagiota Pantiora, Christina Varotsou, Charoutioun S. Bodourian, Nikolaos E. Labrou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two new enzymes that liberate undecaprenyl-phosphate to replenish the carrier lipid pool during envelope stress

mBio
The 55-carbon isoprenoid, undecaprenyl-phosphate (UndP), is a universal carrier lipid that ferries most glycans and glycopolymers across the cytoplasmic membrane in bacteria.
Ian J. Roney, David Z. Rudner
doaj   +1 more source

EnvC Homolog Encoded by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri Is Necessary for Cell Division and Virulence

Microorganisms
Peptidoglycan hydrolases are enzymes responsible for breaking the peptidoglycan present in the bacterial cell wall, facilitating cell growth, cell division and peptidoglycan turnover. Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X.
Michelle M. Pena, Thaisa Z. Martins, Doron Teper, Caio Zamuner, Helen A. Alves, Henrique Ferreira, Nian Wang, Maria Inês T. Ferro, Jesus A. Ferro   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two-step localization driven by peptidoglycan hydrolase in interbacterial predation

The ISME Journal
Abstract Mechanisms of bacterial predation are crucial for revealing microbial adaptation strategies and interaction behaviors in the environment, yet they remain poorly understood. Previously, predators were reported to localize prey via specific cues.
Huihui Song, Yuxiang Zhu, Zhelin Qu, Meixue Zhu, Xindong Li, Lijia Zhao, Kunpeng Wang, Ruizhen Zhang, Lei Cui, Yuying Li, Zeran Bian, Weijia Zhang, Yiliang Chen, Liangcheng Du, Jun-Lei Wang, Xian Zhao, Lu Deng, Yan Wang   +17 more
openaire   +3 more sources