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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2024

Mechanisms conferring bacterial cell wall variability and adaptivity.

Gabriel Torrens, Felipe Cava

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Gut microbes · 2026
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  8. Non-canonical peptidoglycan cross-linking is essential forbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  13. A dual role for PGLYRP1 in host defense and immune regulation duringbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Gabriel TorrensDepartment of Molecular Biology and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, SciLifeLab, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0450-1430
Felipe CavaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, SciLifeLab, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-718X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bacterial cell wall, a sophisticated and dynamic structure predominantly composed of peptidoglycan (PG), plays a pivotal role in bacterial survival and adaptation. Bacteria actively modify their cell walls by editing PG components in response to environmental challenges. Diverse variations in peptide composition, cross-linking patterns, and glycan strand structures empower bacteria to resist antibiotics, evade host immune detection, and adapt to dynamic environments. This review comprehensively summarizes the most common modifications reported to date and their associated adaptive role and further highlights how regulation of PG synthesis and turnover provides resilience to cell lysis.

Indexed as

BacteriaCell WallPeptidoglycanAdaptation, PhysiologicalPeptidoglycanadaptationantibiotic resistancehost-pathogen interactionpeptidoglycan

Identifiers

PMID39324635
PMCPMC11555704

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