Periplasmic proteostasis enables bacterial survival during MreB cytoskeletal disruption
T Nagarajan, Muruganandam Nandhakumar, Balaji Kannan, Sharayu Magar, Shanmugapriya Kannaiah, Orna Amster‐Choder, Sutharsan Govindarajan
This study identifies genes and mechanisms involved in bacterial survival after MreB disruption, showing that DegP protease is critical for tolerance to the antibiotic A22.
bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology