Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32320673›Full record

ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2020

Structure of the Peptidoglycan Synthase Activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Nathanael A Caveney, Alexander J F Egan, Isabel Ayala, Cédric Laguri, Craig S Robb, Eefjan Breukink, Waldemar Vollmer, Natalie C J Strynadka, Jean-Pierre Simorre

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Peptidoglycan polymerase function and regulation.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
    Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. The LpoA activator is required to stimulate the peptidoglycan polymerase activity of its cognate cell wall synthase PBP1a.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
    Article
  7. Article
  8. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Nathanael A CaveneyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Centre for Blood Research, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3 BC, Canada.
Alexander J F EganCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
Isabel AyalaUniversity of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 38000 Grenoble, France.
Cédric LaguriUniversity of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 38000 Grenoble, France.
Craig S RobbDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Centre for Blood Research, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3 BC, Canada.
Eefjan BreukinkDepartment of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
Waldemar VollmerCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK. Electronic address: waldemar.vollmer@newcastle.ac.uk.
Natalie C J StrynadkaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Centre for Blood Research, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3 BC, Canada. Electronic address: ncjs@mail.ubc.ca.
Jean-Pierre SimorreUniversity of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 38000 Grenoble, France. Electronic address: jean-pierre.simorre@ibs.fr.
Institut de Biologie Structurale · FRNewcastle University · GBUniversity of British Columbia · CACentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUtrecht University · NL

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 101824/Z/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential component of the bacterial cell wall and is assembled from a lipid II precursor by glycosyltransferase and transpeptidase reactions catalyzed in particular by bifunctional class A penicillin-binding proteins (aPBPs). In the major clinical pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, PBP1B is anchored within the cytoplasmic membrane but regulated by a bespoke outer membrane-localized lipoprotein known as LpoP. Here, we report the structure of LpoP, showing an extended N-terminal, flexible tether followed by a well-ordered C-terminal tandem-tetratricopeptide repeat domain. We show that LpoP stimulates both PBP1B transpeptidase and glycosyltransferase activities in vitro and interacts directly via its C terminus globular domain with the central UB2H domain of PBP1B. Contrary to the situation in E. coli, P. aeruginosa CpoB does not regulate PBP1B/LpoP in vitro. We propose a mechanism that helps to underscore similarities and differences in class A PBP activation across Gram-negative bacteria.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainCell MembraneCrystallography, X-RayLipoproteinsModels, MolecularPeptidoglycan GlycosyltransferaseProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein DomainsProtein UnfoldingPseudomonas aeruginosaBacterial ProteinsLipoproteinsPeptidoglycan Glycosyltransferasebacterial cell wallcatalysiscrystallographyenzymelipoproteinNMRPBP activatorPseudomonasstructure

Identifiers

PMID32320673
PMCPMC7267771
OpenAlexW3016505469

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.