Penicillin-Binding Proteins 1a and 1b Form Independent Dimers in Escherichia coli
AUTOR(ES)
Charpentier, Xavier
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We report here that PBP1a can dimerize but does not interact with PBP1b to form PBP1a/PBP1b heterodimers in Escherichia coli. These findings support the idea of a relevant involvement of dimerization of both PBP1a and PBP1b during murein synthesis and suggest the existence of different peptidoglycan synthesis complexes.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=135119Documentos Relacionados
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