Encapsulation of the septal cell wall protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from its major peptidoglycan hydrolase and host defenses

Synthesis of the capsular polysaccharide, a major virulence factor for many pathogenic bacteria, is required for bacterial survival within the infected host. In Streptococcus pneumoniae, Wze, an autophosphorylating tyrosine kinase, and Wzd, a membrane protein required for Wze autophosphorylation, co...

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Autores principales: Figueiredo, Joana, Henriques, Mafalda Xavier, Catalão, Maria João, Pinheiro, Sara, Narciso, Ana Rita, Mesquita, Francisco, Saraiva, Bruno Manuel, Carido, Madalena, Cabanes, Didier, Pinho, Mariana Gomes, Filipe, Sérgio Raposo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9216600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35731836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010516

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