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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kawai Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3243631 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The EMBO journal 20110930 24
Teichoic acids and acidic capsular polysaccharides are major anionic cell wall polymers (APs) in many bacteria, with various critical cell functions, including maintenance of cell shape and structural integrity, charge and cation homeostasis, and multiple aspects of pathogenesis. We have identified the widespread LytR-Cps2A-Psr (LCP) protein family, of previously unknown function, as novel enzymes required for AP synthesis. Structural and biochemical analysis of several LCP proteins suggest that ...[more]