The Staphylococcus aureus cell division protein, DivIC, interacts with the cell wall and controls its biosynthesis

Mariana Tinajero-Trejo; Oliver Carnell; Azhar F. Kabli; Laia Pasquina-Lemonche; Lucia Lafage; Aidong Han; Jamie K. Hobbs; Simon J. Foster

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04161-7

Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

The Staphylococcus aureus cell division protein, DivIC, interacts with the cell wall and controls its biosynthesis

Mariana Tinajero-Trejo,
Oliver Carnell,
Azhar F. Kabli,
Laia Pasquina-Lemonche,
Lucia Lafage,
Aidong Han,
Jamie K. Hobbs,
Simon J. Foster

Affiliations

Mariana Tinajero-Trejo: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
Oliver Carnell: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
Azhar F. Kabli: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
Laia Pasquina-Lemonche: The Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions, University of Sheffield
Lucia Lafage: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
Aidong Han: State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University
Jamie K. Hobbs: The Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions, University of Sheffield
Simon J. Foster: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04161-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The conserved division protein DivIC in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus controls cell division through the recruitment of major cell wall synthesis enzymes to the division site.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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