The hit-and-run of cell wall synthesis: LpoB transiently binds and activates PBP1b through a conserved allosteric switch

Abstract The peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall is the primary protective layer of bacteria, making the process of PG synthesis a key antibiotic target. Class A penicillin-binding proteins (aPBPs) are a family of conserved and ubiquitous PG synthases that fortify and repair the PG matrix. In gram-negative...

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Main Authors: Irina Shlosman, Andrea Vettiger, Thomas G. Bernhardt, Andrew C. Kruse, Joseph J. Loparo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62051-y
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