Synthesis of Cdp-Activated Ribitol for Teichoic Acid Precursors in Streptococcus Pneumoniae.
Baur, S., Marles-Wright, J., Buckenmaier, S., Lewis, R.J., Vollmer, W.(2009) J Bacteriol 191: 1200
- PubMed: 19074383 
- DOI: 10.1128/JB.01120-08
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VSH, 2VSI - PubMed Abstract: 
Streptococcus pneumoniae has unusually complex cell wall teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid, both of which contain a ribitol phosphate moiety. The lic region of the pneumococcal genome contains genes for the uptake and activation of choline, the attachment of phosphorylcholine to teichoic acid precursors, and the transport of these precursors across the cytoplasmic membrane ...