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The Pathogenic Neisseria Use a Streamlined Set of Peptidoglycan Degradation Proteins for Peptidoglycan Remodeling, Recycling, and Toxic Fragment Release

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis release peptidoglycan (PG) fragments from the cell as the bacteria grow. For N. gonorrhoeae these PG fragments are known to cause damage to human Fallopian tube tissue in organ culture that mimics the ...
Ryan E. Schaub, Joseph P. Dillard
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Dual role for the O-acetyltransferase OatA in peptidoglycan modification and control of cell septation in Lactobacillus plantarum.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Until now, peptidoglycan O-acetyl transferases (Oat) were only described for their peptidoglycan O-acetylating activity and for their implication in the control of peptidoglycan hydrolases.
Elvis Bernard, Thomas Rolain, Blandine David, Guillaume André, Vincent Dupres, Yves F Dufrêne, Bernard Hallet, Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier, Pascal Hols   +8 more
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Systemic application of bone-targeting peptidoglycan hydrolases as a novel treatment approach for staphylococcal bone infection. [PDF]

mBio, 2023
Keller AP, Huemer M, Chang C-C, Mairpady Shambat S, Bjurnemark C, Oberortner N, Santschi MV, Zinsli LV, Röhrig C, Sobieraj AM, Shen Y, Eichenseher F, Zinkernagel AS, Loessner MJ, Schmelcher M.   +14 more
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The role of peptidoglycan hydrolases in the formation and toxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa membrane vesicles. [PDF]

Microlife, 2022
Chen YC, Kalawong R, Toyofuku M, Eberl L.   +3 more
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NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases of Trichomonas vaginalis have complementary activities that empower the protozoan to control host-protective lactobacilli. [PDF]

PLoS Pathog, 2023
Barnett MJ, Pinheiro J, Keown JR, Biboy J, Gray J, Lucinescu IW, Vollmer W, Hirt RP, Simoes-Barbosa A, Goldstone DC.   +9 more
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Nascent teichoic acids insertion into the cell wall directs the localization and activity of the major pneumococcal autolysin LytA

The Cell Surface, 2018
The bacterial cell wall is in part composed of the peptidoglycan (PG) layer that maintains the cell shape and sustains the basic cellular processes of growth and division. The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria also carries teichoic acids (TAs). In this
J. Bonnet, C. Durmort, I. Mortier-Barrière, N. Campo, M. Jacq, C. Moriscot, D. Straume, K.H. Berg, L. Håvarstein, Y.-S. Wong, T. Vernet, A.M. Di Guilmi   +11 more
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Staphylococcus aureus cell wall maintenance - the multifaceted roles of peptidoglycan hydrolases in bacterial growth, fitness, and virulence. [PDF]

FEMS Microbiol Rev, 2022
Wang M, Buist G, van Dijl JM.
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Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of diarylureas against Enterococcus faecium by suppressing the gene expression of peptidoglycan hydrolases and adherence. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2022
Xie Y, Wang L, Yang Y, Zha L, Zhang J, Rong K, Tang W, Zhang J.   +7 more
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From discovery to potential application: engineering a novel M23 peptidase to combat Listeria monocytogenes

Scientific Reports
Peptidoglycan hydrolases are promising alternatives for combating pathogens due to their specificity and potent bacteriolytic activity. In this study, a novel M23 peptidase from Streptococcus thermophilus NCTC10353, designated StM23, was discovered and ...
Magdalena Kaus-Drobek, Marzena Nowacka, Magdalena Gewartowska, Małgorzata Korzeniowska nee Wiweger, Merete Rusås Jensen, Trond Møretrø, Even Heir, Elżbieta Nowak, Izabela Sabała   +8 more
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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
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