A DltE-DltD-DltX interaction network regulates lipoteichoic acid D-alanylation in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and symbiotic drosophila growth promotion
Renata C. Matos, Nikos Nikolopoulos, Quentin Perrier, Xavier Robert, Virginie Gueguen‐Chaignon, Hiroto Hirayama, François Leulier, Christophe Grangeasse, Yann Guérardel, Stéphanie Ravaud
The paper identifies an interaction network involving DltD, DltX, and DltE that regulates LTA D-alanylation in L. plantarum, which promotes Drosophila growth.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry