Crystal structure of undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate phosphatase and its role in peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
El Ghachi, M., Howe, N., Huang, C.Y., Olieric, V., Warshamanage, R., Touze, T., Weichert, D., Stansfeld, P.J., Wang, M., Kerff, F., Caffrey, M.(2018) Nat Commun 9: 1078-1078
- PubMed: 29540682 
- DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03477-5
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5OON - PubMed Abstract: 
As a protective envelope surrounding the bacterial cell, the peptidoglycan sacculus is a site of vulnerability and an antibiotic target. Peptidoglycan components, assembled in the cytoplasm, are shuttled across the membrane in a cycle that uses undecaprenyl-phosphate ...