The role of lipoteichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus cell wall integrity
Taeok Bae, Amol M. Kanampalliwar, Majid Ali Shah, Youngseon Park, Bohyun Jeong, Paul A. Lawson, Madeline Bell, Elizabeth Margaret Fesko, Anthony Sainato, Dominic Sainato, Suzanne Walker
This study identifies LTA's role in regulating ScaH to maintain cell wall integrity in S. aureus, showing that LTA suppresses ScaH expression and activity while sequestering it during growth.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology