Laboratorio de Patógenos Bacterianos Intracelulares, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Ivo Gomperts Boneca
Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et Génétique de la Paroi Bactérienne, Paris, France
Ana do Vale
Fish Immunology and Vaccinology Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Nuno M. S. dos Santos
Fish Immunology and Vaccinology Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Peptidoglycan (PG) is a major component of the bacterial cell wall formed by long chains of two alternating sugars interconnected by short peptides, generating a mesh-like structure that enwraps the bacterial cell. Although PG provides structural integrity and support for anchoring other components of the cell envelope, it is constantly being remodeled through the action of specific enzymes that cleave or join its components.
