Crystal structure of a peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase suggests a model for processive glycan chain synthesis.
Yuan, Y., Barrett, D., Zhang, Y., Kahne, D., Sliz, P., Walker, S.(2007) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104: 5348-5353
- PubMed: 17360321 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701160104
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2OQO - PubMed Abstract: 
Peptidoglycan is an essential polymer that forms a protective shell around bacterial cell membranes. Peptidoglycan biosynthesis is the target of many clinically used antibiotics, including the beta-lactams, imipenems, cephalosporins, and glycopeptide ...