… Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is one of two anionic polymers on the … To determine additional
biological roles of LTA, we found it … of the other anionic polymer, wall teichoic acid (WTA), at 30C, …

… Teichoic acids (TAs) were first detected by Baddiley and … bacteria: wall teichoic acid (WTA)
and lipoteichoic acid (LTA). … the synthesis, modifications, and functions of type I and type IV …

… Due to pleiotropic effects of the dltD mutation, we were unable to isolate LTA from the
dltD mutant that was sufficiently pure for immunomodulation experiments. Therefore, we are …

… Teichoic acids play important physiological roles and contribute to the bacterial interaction
… Pleiotropic roles of polyglycerolphosphate synthase of lipoteichoic acid in growth of …

… complex teichoic acid (TA) polymers into their cell envelopes. Several crucial roles in …
TAs are usually constitutively produced and either connected to PG (wall teichoic acids, …

Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is an important cell wall component required for proper cell growth in
many Gram-positive bacteria. In Listeria monocytogenes, two enzymes are required for the …

… Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a large amphiphilic interfacial … LTA serves pleiotropic roles in
Gram-positive physiology and is … Indeed, disruption of the gene encoding lipoteichoic acid …

… Lipoteichoic acids (LTA) are polymers of alternating units of a polyhydroxy alkane, including
glycerol and ribitol, and phosphoric acid, joined to form phosphodiester units that are found …

… D-Alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in Lactobacillus plantarum results in a major
modification of lipoteichoic acid composition and cell wall perforations at the septum mediated by …

… acid, LTA). Both TA polymers share a common precursor … as RafX) as a putative lipoteichoic
acid ligase required for LTA … We propose that TacL is a lipoteichoic acid ligase acting in …