Abstract:Growth of mycobacterial cells requires successful coordination between elongation and division of the cell wall. However, it is not clear which factors directly mediate this coordination. Here, we studied the function and post-translational modification of an essential division factor, SepIVA, in Mycobacterium smegmatis. We find that SepIVA is arginine methylated, and that these modifications alter both division and polar elongation of Msmeg. Furthermore, SepIVA impacts the localization of MurG. Polar localiz… Show more
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