Structural insight into the transglycosylation step of bacterial cell-wall biosynthesis.
Lovering, A.L., de Castro, L.H., Lim, D., Strynadka, N.C.(2007) Science 315: 1402-1405
- PubMed: 17347437 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1136611
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2OLU, 2OLV - PubMed Abstract: 
Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases (GTs) catalyze the polymerization step of cell-wall biosynthesis, are membrane-bound, and are highly conserved across all bacteria. Long considered the "holy grail" of antibiotic research, they represent an essential and easily accessible drug target for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...