Ovoid-shaped bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), have two
spatially separated peptidoglycan (PG) synthase nanomachines that locate zonally to the …

RodZ of rod‐shaped bacteria functions to link MreB filaments to the Rod peptidoglycan (PG)
synthase complex that moves circumferentially perpendicular to the long cell axis, creating …

In oval-shaped Streptococcus pneumoniae, septal and longitudinal peptidoglycan
syntheses are performed by independent functional complexes: the divisome and the …

Bacterial division is intimately linked to synthesis and remodeling of the peptidoglycan, a
cage-like polymer that surrounds the bacterial cell, providing shape and mechanical …

The oval shape of pneumococci results from a combination of septal and lateral
peptidoglycan synthesis. The septal cross‐wall is synthesized by the divisome, while the …

The RNA binding proteins EloR and KhpA are important components of the regulatory
network that controls and coordinates cell elongation and division in S. pneumoniae. Loss of …

Bacterial cell division and peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis are orchestrated by the coordinated
dynamic movement of essential protein complexes. Recent studies show that bidirectional …

Dynamics of cell elongation and septation are key determinants of bacterial morphogenesis.
These processes are intimately linked to peptidoglycan synthesis performed by …

The ellipsoid shape of Streptococcus pneumoniae is determined by the synchronized
actions of the elongasome and the divisome, which have the task of creating a protective …

Bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis requires strict spatiotemporal organization to
reproduce specific cell shapes. In ovoid‐shaped Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), septal …