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Karen E. Tembiwa

The University of Texas at ArlingtonORCID 0009-0005-2182-4185Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:wet-lab / biochemical assay· 1

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MicrobiologyJournal of BacteriologyPeer-reviewedJul 14, 2026

Polar growth factor PgfA regulates polar peptidoglycan synthesis as well as mycolate synthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Karen E. Tembiwa, Alena M Truong, Cindy T Nguyen…·Cara C. Boutte

This paper identifies PgfA as a regulator of peptidoglycan and mycolate synthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis, showing it can both activate and inhibit peptidoglycan metabolism depending on its binding state with TMMs.

DOI 10.1128/jb.00269-26

bacteria (other)proteomics

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