Crystal structure of undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate phosphatase and its role in peptidoglycan biosynthesis

Bacterial cell wall components are assembled in a transmembrane cycle that involves the membrane integral pyrophosphorylase, BacA. Here the authors solve the crystal structure of BacA which shows an interdigitated inverted topology repeat that hints towards a flippase function for BacA.

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Main Authors: Meriem El Ghachi, Nicole Howe, Chia-Ying Huang, Vincent Olieric, Rangana Warshamanage, Thierry Touzé, Dietmar Weichert, Phillip J. Stansfeld, Meitian Wang, Fred Kerff, Martin Caffrey
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/987e6a420d7e43b5beb6875d278ef2d9
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