Self-association of MreC as a regulatory signal in bacterial cell wall elongation

Autor: Alexandre Martins, Carlos Contreras-Martel, Manon Janet-Maitre, Mayara M. Miyachiro, Leandro F. Estrozi, Daniel Maragno Trindade, Caíque C. Malospirito, Fernanda Rodrigues-Costa, Lionel Imbert, Viviana Job, Guy Schoehn, Ina Attrée, Andréa Dessen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22957-9
Popis: MreC is a membrane-associated protein that modulates the activity of the elongasome, a protein complex that controls cell wall formation in rod-shaped bacteria. Here, the authors use electron cryo-microscopy and X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of a self-associated form of MreC in atomic detail.
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