DpaA Detaches Braun’s Lipoprotein from Peptidoglycan

Matthias Winkle; Víctor M. Hernández-Rocamora; Karthik Pullela; Emily C. A. Goodall; Alessandra M. Martorana; Joe Gray; Ian R. Henderson; Alessandra Polissi; Waldemar Vollmer

doi:10.1128/mBio.00836-21

mBio (Jun 2021)

DpaA Detaches Braun’s Lipoprotein from Peptidoglycan

Matthias Winkle,
Víctor M. Hernández-Rocamora,
Karthik Pullela,
Emily C. A. Goodall,
Alessandra M. Martorana,
Joe Gray,
Ian R. Henderson,
Alessandra Polissi,
Waldemar Vollmer

Affiliations

Matthias Winkle: Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Víctor M. Hernández-Rocamora: ORCiD; Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Karthik Pullela: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Emily C. A. Goodall: ORCiD; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Alessandra M. Martorana: ORCiD; Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Joe Gray: Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Ian R. Henderson: ORCiD; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Alessandra Polissi: ORCiD; Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Waldemar Vollmer: ORCiD; Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00836-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3

Abstract

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Gram-negative bacteria have a complex cell envelope with two membranes and a periplasm containing the peptidoglycan layer. The outer membrane is firmly connected to the peptidoglycan by highly abundant proteins.

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ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
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