MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Staphylococcus aureus uses a eukaryotic-like uridyltransferase to make UDP-GlcNAc for cell wall synthesis
Pak-Ming Fong, Anna Isabell Weaver, Abigail L. Manson…·Suzanne Walker
This study identifies NagU as the primary uridyltransferase in Staphylococcus aureus for UDP-GlcNAc synthesis, which is essential for cell wall synthesis and regulated by its interaction with DacA.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.23.733835