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A potential role for acyl-phosphate in the coordination of phospholipid and lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli
Tanner G. DeHart, Elayne M. Fivenson, Vincent de Bakker…·Thomas G. Bernhardt
The paper identifies PlsX as a suppressor of cell elongation defects in E. coli, suggesting acyl-phosphate regulates LPS synthesis by inhibiting LpxC.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.13.711678