Imaging peptidoglycan biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis with fluorescent antibiotics.
Authors:Tiyanont K, Doan T, Lazarus MB, Fang X, Rudner DZ, Walker S
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:16832063
'The peptidoglycan (PG) layers surrounding bacterial cells play an important role in determining cell shape. The machinery controlling when and where new PG is made is not understood, but is proposed to involve interactions between bacterial actin homologs such as Mbl, which forms helical cables within cells, and extracellular multiprotein ... More