TB Research

Phosphorylation on PstP Regulates Cell Wall Metabolism and Antibiotic Tolerance in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Farah Shamma, Kadamba Papavinasasundaram, Samantha Y. Quintanilla, Aditya C. Bandekar, Christopher M. Sassetti, Cara C. Boutte

Journal of Bacteriology · 2020-11

Abstract

Regulation of cell wall assembly is essential for bacterial survival and contributes to pathogenesis and antibiotic tolerance in mycobacteria, including pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis . However, little is known about how the cell wall is regulated in stress.

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium smegmatis
  • Biology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Cell wall
  • Multidrug tolerance
  • Microbiology
  • Mycobacterium
  • Phosphorylation
  • Antibiotics
  • Pathogenesis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Bacteria