Modification of cell wall polysaccharide spatially controls cell division in Streptococcus mutans
S. Zamakhaeva, C. T. Chaton, J. S. Rush, S. Ajay Castro, A. E. Yarawsky, A. B. Herr, N. M. van Sorge, H. C. Dorfmueller, G. I. Frolenkov, K. V. Korotkov, N. Korotkova
This study shows that GroP-deficient immature SCCs spatially coordinate AtlA and MapZ localization in S. mutans, ensuring proper cell division and morphology.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020Microbiology