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ArticlemBio2024

Reduced peptidoglycan synthesis capacity impairs growth of

Dema Alodaini, Victor Hernandez-Rocamora, Gabriela Boelter, Xuyu Ma, Micheal B Alao, Hannah M Doherty, Jack A Bryant, Patrick Moynihan, Danesh Moradigaravand, Monika Glinkowska and 2 more

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Article in mBio, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Dema Alodaini *Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Victor Hernandez-Rocamora *Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2517-5707
Gabriela Boelter *Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Xuyu Ma *Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Micheal B AlaoInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Hannah M DohertyInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Jack A BryantInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Patrick MoynihanInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Danesh MoradigaravandKAUST Computational Bioscience Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Monika GlinkowskaDepartment of Bacterial Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3141-6936
Waldemar VollmerBiosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0408-8567
Manuel BanzhafInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4682-1037
University of Birmingham · GBKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · SANewcastle University · GBThe University of Queensland · AUUniversity of Gdańsk · PLUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/R017409/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/S010122/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/W005557/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/X00841X/1UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship MR/V027204/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria have a thin peptidoglycan layer between the cytoplasmic and outer membranes protecting the cell from osmotic challenges. Hydrolases of this structure are needed to cleave bonds to allow the newly synthesized peptidoglycan strands to be inserted by synthases. These enzymes need to be tightly regulated and their activities coordinated to prevent cell lysis. To better understand this process in

Indexed as

Escherichia coli ProteinsPeptidoglycan GlycosyltransferaseAmidohydrolasesCell WallEndopeptidasesEscherichia coliPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPeptidoglycanAmidohydrolasesEndopeptidasesEscherichia coli ProteinsPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPeptidoglycanPeptidoglycan Glycosyltransferasebacterial cell envelopepenicillin-binding proteinspeptidoglycanpeptidoglycan hydrolasessalt stress

Identifiers

PMID38426748
PMCPMC11005333
OpenAlexW4392357706

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