Elongation of teichuronic acid chains by a wall-membrane preparation from Micrococcus luteus

Traxler, C I; Goustin, A S; Anderson, John S.

doi:10.1128/jb.150.2.649-656.1982

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Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids from Gram‐Positive Bacteria

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Introduction Historical Outline Chemical Structures Cell Wall Teichoic Acid Teichuronic Acids Biosynthesis and Genetics of Poly(GroP) Polymerizing Enzyme System for Poly(Glycerol Phosphate) Teichoic Acid The Genetic Basis of the Biosynthesis of the Soluble Precursors Transcriptional Regulation of Wall Teichoic Acid Genes in B. subtilis 168 Biosynthesis and Genetics of Poly (3‐ O ‐β‐D‐Glucopyranosyl N‐Acetylgalactosamine 1‐Phosphate) Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Mutants Genes Involved in Synthesis of Soluble Precursors UDPGalNAc Genetics of Polymerizing Enzyme System Biosynthesis and Genetics of the B. subtilis 168 Cell Wall Teichuronic Acids Biodegradation Biological Roles Associated with Cell Wall Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids Horizontal Transfer of Genes for Wall Teichoic Acid Synthesis Role of the D‐Alanine Substituent of Wall Teichoic Acid and of the Overall Cell Wall Negative Charge The pH Gradient Across the Cell Wall Cell Wall Teichoic Acid and Upkeep of the Cell Shape Applications

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Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids from Gram‐Positive Bacteria

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The Genus Micrococcus

Kocur¹,

Kloos²,

Schleifer³

2006

The Prokaryotes

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Membrane Translocation and Assembly of Sugar Polymer Precursors

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Huszczynski

Lam

2015

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

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Bacterial polysaccharides play an essential role in cell viability, virulence, and evasion of host defenses. Although the polysaccharides themselves are highly diverse, the pathways by which bacteria synthesize these essential polymers are conserved in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. By utilizing a lipid linker, a series of glycosyltransferases and integral membrane proteins act in concert to synthesize capsular polysaccharide, teichoic acid, and teichuronic acid. The pathways used to produce these molecules are the Wzx/Wzy-dependent, the ABC-transporter-dependent, and the synthase-dependent pathways. This chapter will cover the initiation, synthesis of the various polysaccharides on the cytoplasmic face of the membrane using nucleotide sugar precursors, and export of the nascent chain from the cytoplasm to the extracellular milieu. As microbial glycobiology is an emerging field in Gram-positive bacteria research, parallels will be drawn to the more widely studied polysaccharide biosynthesis systems in Gram-negative species in order to provide greater understanding of these biologically significant molecules.

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Elongation of teichuronic acid chains by a wall-membrane preparation from Micrococcus luteus

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids from Gram‐Positive Bacteria

Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids from Gram‐Positive Bacteria

The Genus Micrococcus

Membrane Translocation and Assembly of Sugar Polymer Precursors

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