Protein phosphatase SppA regulates apical growth and dephosphorylates cell polarity determinant DivIVA in Streptomyces coelicolor
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14856
Abstract: Members of the Actinobacteria, including mycobacteria and streptomycetes, exhibit a distinctive mode of polar growth, with cell wall synthesis occurring in zones at cell poles and directed by the essential cell polarity determinant DivIVA. Streptomyces… read more here.
Keywords: polar growth; sppa; growth; cell polarity ... See more keywords
PlrA (MSMEG_5223) is an essential polar growth regulator in Mycobacterium smegmatis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280336
Abstract: Mycobacteria expand their cell walls at the cell poles in a manner that is not well described at the molecular level. In this study, we identify a new factor, PlrA, involved in restricting peptidoglycan metabolism… read more here.
Keywords: polar growth; plra; mycobacterium smegmatis;