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ReviewCell chemical biology2023

Peptidoglycan NlpC/P60 peptidases in bacterial physiology and host interactions.

Matthew E Griffin, Steven Klupt, Juliel Espinosa, Howard C Hang

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Review in Cell chemical biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Matthew E GriffinDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Steven KluptDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Juliel EspinosaLaboratory of Chemical Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Howard C HangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: hhang@scripps.edu.

Funding

Immunity and Infectious DiseaseT32AI070084 · NIAID · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI Michel C Nussenzweig · 2008 to 2026
$3.3M
Translation of commensal bacteria mechanism for immunotherapyR01CA245292 · NCI · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI HANG, HOWARD C · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Distal gut microbiome targets of host anti-proteolytic proteins during colitisR21AI156674 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI HANG, HOWARD C · 2021 to 2022
$488k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA245292NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI156674NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI070084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bacterial cell wall is composed of a highly crosslinked matrix of glycopeptide polymers known as peptidoglycan that dictates bacterial cell morphology and protects against environmental stresses. Regulation of peptidoglycan turnover is therefore crucial for bacterial survival and growth and is mediated by key protein complexes and enzyme families. Here, we review the prevalence, structure, and activity of NlpC/P60 peptidases, a family of peptidoglycan hydrolases that are crucial for cell wall turnover and division as well as interactions with antibiotics and different hosts. Understanding the molecular functions of NlpC/P60 peptidases should provide important insight into bacterial physiology, their interactions with different kingdoms of life, and the development of new therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

Peptide HydrolasesPeptidoglycanBacteriaBacterial Physiological PhenomenaBacterial ProteinsCell WallBacterial ProteinsPeptide HydrolasesPeptidoglycancell wallcysteine proteaseendopeptidaseNlpC/p60 hydrolasepeptidoglycan

Identifiers

PMID36417916
PMCPMC10192474

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