Transpeptidase PBP2 governs initial localization and activity of major cell-wall synthesis machinery in Escherichia coli
E. Wollrab, G. Ozbaykal, A. Vigouroux, B. Cordier, F. Simon, T. Chaze, M. Matondo, S. van Teeffelen
This study shows PBP2 initiates Rod complexes in E. coli by binding cell wall, not MreB or curvature, and limits Rod complex activity.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2019Microbiology