Recruitment of penicillin-binding protein PBP2 to the division site of Staphylococcus aureus is dependent on its transpeptidation substrates

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 799-807

  Pinho, Mariana G ^a,b   Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; FTSZ PROTEIN; METICILLIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 13444259776     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04420.x     Document Type: Article

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