| Teichoic acids are temporal and spatial regulators of peptidoglycan cross-linking in Staphylococcus aureus. | |
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PMID: 20944066 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus is characterized by an extremely high degree of cross-linking within its peptidoglycan (PGN). Penicillin-binding protein 4 (PBP4) is required for the synthesis of this highly cross-linked peptidoglycan. We found that wall teichoic acids, glycopolymers attached to the peptidoglycan and important for virulence in Gram-positive bacteria, act as temporal and spatial regulators of PGN metabolism, controlling the level of cross-linking by regulating PBP4 localization. PBP4 normally localizes at the division septum, but in the absence of wall teichoic acids synthesis, it becomes dispersed throughout the entire cell membrane and is unable to function normally. As a consequence, the peptidoglycan of TagO null mutants, impaired in wall teichoic acid biosynthesis, has a decreased degree of cross-linking, which renders it more susceptible to the action of lysozyme, an enzyme produced by different host organisms as an initial defense against bacterial infection. |
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Authors:
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Magda L Atilano; Pedro M Pereira; James Yates; Patricia Reed; Helena Veiga; Mariana G Pinho; Sérgio R Filipe |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 107 ISSN: 1091-6490 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-03 Completed Date: 2010-11-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 18991-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratory of Bacterial Cell Surfaces and Pathogenesis and Laboratory of Bacterial Cell Biology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal. |
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Cell Membrane
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genetics,
metabolism* Mutation Penicillin-Binding Proteins / genetics, metabolism* Peptidoglycan / genetics, metabolism* Staphylococcus aureus / genetics, metabolism*, pathogenicity Teichoic Acids / genetics, metabolism* |
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0/Penicillin-Binding Proteins; 0/Peptidoglycan; 0/Teichoic Acids |
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