MicrobiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Glycan strand cleavage by a lytic transglycosylase, MltD contributes to the expansion of peptidoglycan in Escherichia coli
Moneca Kaul, Suraj Kumar Meher, Krishna Chaitanya Nallamotu, Manjula Reddy
This study identifies MltD as a glycan cleaving enzyme that compensates for the absence of cross-link cleavage enzymes in E. coli, contributing to peptidoglycan expansion.
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