ArticleInfection and immunity2019
PhiA, a Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Inhibitor of
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Abstract
The peptidoglycan in Gram-negative bacteria is a dynamic structure in constant remodeling. This dynamism, achieved through synthesis and degradation, is essential because the peptidoglycan is necessary to maintain the structure of the cell but has to have enough plasticity to allow the transport and assembly of macromolecular complexes in the periplasm and outer membrane. In addition, this remodeling has to be coordinated with the division process. Among the multiple mechanisms bacteria have to degrade the peptidoglycan are the lytic transglycosidases, enzymes of the lysozyme family that cleave the glycan chains generating gaps in the mesh structure increasing its permeability. Because these enzymes can act as autolysins, their activity has to be tightly regulated, and one of the mechanisms bacteria have evolved is the synthesis of membrane bound or periplasmic inhibitors. In the present study, we identify a periplasmic lytic transglycosidase inhibitor (PhiA) in
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