Polysaccharide release factors drive lipid-carrier recycling in bacteria
Henri Voedts, Ombeline Verstraete, Rodolphe Auger, Delphine Patin, Jean Jacobs, Guido T. Bommer, Michel Arthur, Jean‐Emmanuel Hugonnet, Bogdan Iuliu Iorga, Thierry Touzé, Jean‐François Collet
The paper identifies three periplasmic enzymes in E. coli that release polysaccharide cargo from the lipid carrier undecaprenyl, revealing a mechanism for bacterial envelope biogenesis and potential antibiotic targets.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology