Scientists have discovered that a family of previously overlooked proteins plays a critical role in bacterial cell wall synthesis. The discovery paves the way for the development of novel ...

A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered. Researchers found that the transporter controls resistance to certain kinds of cell-wall ...

The discovery provides new insights into bacterial cell wall homeostasis and opens potential avenues for developing novel antibacterial therapies.

Identifying bacterial cell wall changes that cause antibiotic resistance The stakes for drug design breakthroughs to treat drug-resistant bacteria are high.

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The bacterial cell wall must be constantly remodeled in order to grow and divide. This involves the close coordination of lytic enzymes and peptidoglycan synthesis.

Textbook images show peptidoglycan as straight and ordered. The biopolymer peptidoglycan that makes up bacterial cell walls was always assumed to be highly ordered. Textbook images like the one below ...

During bacterial cell division, an extension of the cell wall called the septum forms down the middle of the cell with each new partition resulting in an independent cell.

Harvard University researchers have discovered a new family of proteins that are important in bacterial growth. This may provide an opportunity for developing new types of antibiotics, which are ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have discovered that a family of previously overlooked proteins plays a critical role in bacterial cell wall synthesis. The discovery paves the way for the ...