Phosphorylation by the PknB serine/threonine kinase stimulates dimer formation by WalR
Marina Suppi, Ian R. Monk, Liam K. R. Sharkey, Nichollas E. Scott, Dweipayan Goswami, Aakash Natarajan, Stephanie Tan, Katharine Myler, Sheila Marie Pimentel‐Elardo, Timothy Paul Stinear, Sacha J. Pidot, Justin Rea Nodwell
This paper shows that phosphorylation by PknB at T101 promotes WalR dimer formation and strengthens DNA binding, revealing a direct functional link between PknB and WalR.
Biochemistry · Sep 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology