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Peptidoglycan remodeling in response to cell wall acting antibiotics inBacillus subtilis

Laura Alvarez
Christine Wegler
Cyrille Billaudeau
Felipe Cava

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Abstract Most bacteria are encased into a load-bearing rigid framework, the cell wall (CW). The peptidoglycan (PG) layer, a network composed of glycan strands cross-linked by stem peptides, is the main component of the CW. During PG synthesis, precursors are first synthetized intracellularly, before being incorporated into the existing PG meshwork by transglycosylation (TG) and transpeptidation (TP) reactions. Covalent modifications of the PG meshwork such as amidation and acetylation participate in PG homeostasis by regulating PG-associated enzymes like PG hydrolases. Because of its essential role, PG synthesis represents a primary target for antibiotic action. Here, we investigated the effect on PG composition of antibiotics targeting intracellular and extracellular steps of PG synthesis: inhibitors of PG precursors synthesis (fosfomycin, D-cycloserine, bacitracin and tunicamycin) and TG/TP inhibitors (vancomycin and penicillin G), respectively. Our study revealed interesting correlations between crosslinking and both de-N-acetylation and amidation of the sacculus. A thorough analysis of muropeptides composition put into light an unexpected anti-correlation between the degree of PG crosslinking and accumulation of de-amidated disaccharide-tripeptide monomer subunit (M3) in the presence of TP inhibitors. We confirmed these observations by analyzing mutants of the PG synthesis pathway.
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hal-04314065 , version 1 (29-11-2023)

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Charlène Cornilleau, Laura Alvarez, Christine Wegler, Cyrille Billaudeau, Felipe Cava, et al.. Peptidoglycan remodeling in response to cell wall acting antibiotics inBacillus subtilis. 2023. ⟨hal-04314065⟩
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