Class A PBPs have a distinct and unique role in the construction of the pneumococcal cell wall.
D. Straume, K. Wiaroslawa Piechowiak, S. Olsen, G. A. Stamsas, K. H. Berg, M. Kjos, M. V. Heggenhougen, M. Alcorlo, J. A. Hermoso, L. S. Havarstein
This study identifies a specific role for class A PBPs in processing nascent peptidoglycan synthesized by the divisome in S. pneumoniae.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2019Microbiology