A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism

Bacillus subtilis can measure the activity of the enzymes that remodel the cell wall to ensure that the levels of activity are ‘just right’.

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Main Authors: Irene M Kim, Hendrik Szurmant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/54244
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spelling doaj-c80ea2caf5ec44fba24d1e93cce1a7822021-05-05T20:46:13ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-01-01910.7554/eLife.54244A bacterial Goldilocks mechanismIrene M Kim0Hendrik Szurmant1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-9566College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, United StatesCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, United StatesBacillus subtilis can measure the activity of the enzymes that remodel the cell wall to ensure that the levels of activity are ‘just right’.https://elifesciences.org/articles/54244peptidoglycanD,L-endopeptidasetwo-component signalingWalRWalKhomeostasis
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author Irene M Kim
Hendrik Szurmant
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A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
eLife
peptidoglycan
D,L-endopeptidase
two-component signaling
WalR
WalK
homeostasis
author_facet Irene M Kim
Hendrik Szurmant
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title A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
title_short A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
title_full A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
title_fullStr A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
title_full_unstemmed A bacterial Goldilocks mechanism
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publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
series eLife
issn 2050-084X
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Bacillus subtilis can measure the activity of the enzymes that remodel the cell wall to ensure that the levels of activity are ‘just right’.
topic peptidoglycan
D,L-endopeptidase
two-component signaling
WalR
WalK
homeostasis
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/54244
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