Cell splitting in Staphylococcus aureus is controlled by an adaptor protein facilitating degradation of a peptidoglycan hydrolase
Maria Disen Barbuti, Eivind Frøyland Skjennum, Viktor Hundtofte Mebus, Danae Morales Angeles, Matilde Hustad, Marita Torrissen Mårli, Dorte Frees, Morten Kjos
This study identifies CxaR as an adaptor protein that facilitates ClpXP-mediated degradation of Sle1, regulating cell splitting in Staphylococcus aureus.
PLoS Genetics · Sep 5, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology