SpbR controls lipoteichoic acid length by directly inhibiting signal peptidase SpsB in Staphylococcus aureus.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2426464122
Abstract: Significance Signal peptidases are essential for protein secretion in all bacteria. In Staphylococcus aureus, the signal peptidase SpsB also cleaves lipoteichoic acid synthase (LtaS), which assembles the essential surface polymer lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Whether cleavage… read more here.
Keywords: peptidase spsb; signal peptidase; staphylococcus aureus; spsb ... See more keywords