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Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus by Figueiredo, Teresa A, Sobral, Rita G, Ludovice, Ana Madalena, Almeida, João Manuel Feio de, Bui, Nhat K, Vollmer, Waldemar, de Lencastre, Hermínia, Tomasz, Alexander

“…The glutamic acid residues of the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus and many other bacteria become amidated by an as yet unknown mechanism. In this…”
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Role of MurT C-Terminal Domain in the Amidation of Staphylococcus aureus Peptidoglycan by Gonçalves, Bárbara V, Portela, Raquel, Lobo, Ricardo, Figueiredo, Teresa A, Grilo, Inês R, Ludovice, Ana Madalena, de Lencastre, Hermínia, Dias, Jorge S, Sobral, Rita G

“…Glutamate amidation, a secondary modification of the peptidoglycan, was first identified in It is catalyzed by the protein products of the and genes, which are…”
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Contribution of peptidoglycan amidation to beta-lactam and lysozyme resistance in different genetic lineages of Staphylococcus aureus by Figueiredo, Teresa A, Ludovice, Ana Madalena, Sobral, Rita G

“…The enzymes responsible for peptidoglycan amidation in Staphylococcus aureus, MurT and GatD, were recently identified and shown to be required for optimal…”
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First insights of peptidoglycan amidation in Gram-positive bacteria - the high-resolution crystal structure of Staphylococcus aureus glutamine amidotransferase GatD by Leisico, Francisco, V. Vieira, Diana, Figueiredo, Teresa A., Silva, Micael, Cabrita, Eurico J., Sobral, Rita G., Ludovice, Ana Madalena, Trincão, José, Romão, Maria João, de Lencastre, Hermínia, Santos-Silva, Teresa

“…Gram-positive bacteria homeostasis and antibiotic resistance mechanisms are dependent on the intricate architecture of the cell wall, where amidated…”
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Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of GatD, a glutamine amidotransferase-like protein from Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan by Vieira, Diana, Figueiredo, Teresa A., Verma, Anil, Sobral, Rita G., Ludovice, Ana M., de Lencastre, Hermínia, Trincao, Jose

“…Amidation of peptidoglycan is an essential feature in Staphylococcus aureus that is necessary for resistance to β‐lactams and lysozyme. GatD, a 27 kDa type I…”
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