Transient inhibition of cell division in competent pneumococcal cells results from deceleration of the septal peptidoglycan complex

Abstract Membrane protein ComM transiently inhibits cell division during the development of the competence state in the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here we show that, in competent cells, ComM moves together with, and reduces...

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Main Authors: Dimitri Juillot, Cyrille Billaudeau, Isabelle Mortier-Barrière, Aurélien Barbotin, Armand Lablaine, Patrice Polard, Nathalie Campo, Rut Carballido-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60600-z
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