Pneumococcal LytR, a protein from the LytR-CpsA-Psr family, is essential for normal septum formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Proliferation of the human-pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is fundamentally linked to the bacterial proteins that function in cell division. Here, we show that LytR, a pneumococcal protein from the LytR-CpsA-Psr family, is essential to this process.
Johnsborg
Ola
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Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 As, Norway. ola.johnsborg@umb.no
Håvarstein
Leiv Sigve
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D003470:Culture Media; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D009154:Mutation; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C500439:CpsA protein, Streptococcus pneumoniae; D003470:Culture Media; D014157:Transcription Factors