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teichoic acid biosynthetic process

Known as: teichoic acid anabolism, teichoic acid biosynthesis, teichoic acid synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of teichoic acid, any polymer occurring in the cell wall, membrane or capsule of Gram… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Teichoic acids are temporal and spatial regulators of peptidoglycan cross-linking in Staphylococcus aureus.
The cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus is characterized by an extremely high degree of cross-linking within its peptidoglycan… (More)
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2008
2008
A revised pathway proposed for Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid biosynthesis based on in vitro reconstitution of the intracellular steps.
Resistance to every family of clinically used antibiotics has emerged, and there is a pressing need to explore unique… (More)
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2008
2008
Late-stage polyribitol phosphate wall teichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
Wall teichoic acids are cell wall polymers that maintain the integrity of the cellular envelope and contribute to the virulence… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Lesions in teichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus lead to a lethal gain of function in the otherwise dispensable pathway.
An extensive study of teichoic acid biosynthesis in the model organism Bacillus subtilis has established teichoic acid polymers… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species.
The genomes of three strains of Listeria monocytogenes that have been associated with food-borne illness in the USA were… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Genes controlled by the essential YycG/YycF two-component system of Bacillus subtilis revealed through a novel hybrid regulator approach.
The YycG/YycF two-component system, originally identified in Bacillus subtilis, is very highly conserved and appears to be… (More)
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2002
2002
tagO is involved in the synthesis of all anionic cell-wall polymers in Bacillus subtilis 168.
Sequence homologies suggest that the Bacillus subtilis 168 tagO gene encodes UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:undecaprenyl-P N… (More)
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2001
2001
Development and characterization of a xylose-dependent system for expression of cloned genes in Bacillus subtilis: conditional complementation of a teichoic acid mutant.
We have developed a xylose-dependent expression system for tight and modulated expression of cloned genes in Bacillus subtilis… (More)
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1998
1998
Analysis of Bacillus subtilis tagAB and tagDEF expression during phosphate starvation identifies a repressor role for PhoP-P.
The tagAB and tagDEF operons, which are adjacent and divergently transcribed, encode genes responsible for cell wall teichoic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Regulation of the bacterial cell wall: analysis of a mutant of Bacillus subtilis defective in biosynthesis of teichoic acid.
Bacillus subtilis 168ts-200B is a temperature-sensitive mutant of B. subtilis 168 which grows as rods at 30 C but as irregular… (More)
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