Wall teichoic acids (WTAs) are the most abundant glycopolymers found on the cell wall of
many Gram-positive bacteria, whose diverse surface structures play key roles in multiple …

… , and its synthesis is catalyzed by a set of teichoic acid glycerol (Tag) enzymes. The addition
… of not only WTA biogenesis but also the biogenesis of other glycoconjugates that rely on the …

… Staphylococcus aureus and other bacterial pathogens affix wall teichoic acids (WTAs) to
their surface. These highly abundant anionic glycopolymers have critical functions in bacterial …

… layer and the anionic polymers lipoteichoic acid and wall teichoic acids, is fundamental for
… aureus virulence, contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of lipoteichoic acid in the …

… lipoteichoic acid is made by lipoteichoic acid synthase (LtaS), a polytopic membrane protein
… (17a) Mutants lacking either ugtP or ltaA can still make lipoteichoic acid polymers, but LtaS …

… (ribitol phosphate), although they were named teichoic acids and were not differentiated from
lipoteichoic acids (LTAs, cell-membrane-associated teichoic acids) (Armstrong et al. 1958a,…

… biochemical analysis of teichoic acids will assist future efforts seeking … teichoic acid
biosynthesis. Together, this work provides a more complete picture of the functions of teichoic acids …

… The regulation of teichoic acid biosynthesis is tightly controlled during pneumococcal … We
demonstrated that a defect in lipoteichoic acid ligase (TacL)-mediated lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) …

… To estimate the proportion of pneumococcal surface proteins in the preparations, we
classified proteins according to their predicted localization. NSAFs derived from proteins of the …

… PG, teichoic acids (TAs) 2,3 and a variety of capsular glycans 4,5,6,7 . Teichoic acids are long,
… and can be classified into wall teichoic acids (WTAs) and lipoteichoic acids (LTAs), based …