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ArticleeLife2026

Peptidoglycan recycling is critical for cell division, cell wall integrity, and β-lactam resistance in

Pia Richter, Anna Merz, Jacob Biboy, Nicole Paczia, Timo Glatter, Jared Ng, Waldemar Vollmer, Martin Thanbichler

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Pia RichterDepartment of Biology, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1332-9149
Anna MerzDepartment of Biology, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.
Jacob BiboyCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-6851
Nicole PacziaCore facility for Metabolomics and Small-Molecule Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.
Timo GlatterCore facility for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany.
Jared NgInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Waldemar VollmerInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Martin ThanbichlerDepartment of Biology, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-1442

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/W013630/1Marburg University Core fundingMax Planck Society Max Planck Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most bacteria possess a peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus, which is continuously remodeled during cell growth and division. The turnover products generated in this process are typically imported into the cell and reused for PG biosynthesis. While the underlying pathways have been studied intensively in gammaproteobacteria, knowledge of their presence and physiological roles in other bacterial lineages remains limited. Here, we comprehensively investigate PG recycling in the alphaproteobacterial model organism

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beta-Lactam ResistanceCaulobacter crescentusCell DivisionCell WallPeptidoglycanBacterial Proteinsbeta Lactam AntibioticsBacterial Proteinsbeta Lactam AntibioticsPeptidoglycanAmpDAmpGC. crescentuscell wall recyclinginfectious diseaselytic transglycosylasemicrobiologyNagZpenicillin-binding proteinpeptidoglycan biosynthesisβ-lactamase

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PMID41925725
PMCPMC13046382

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