PASTA repeats of the protein kinase StkP interconnect cell constriction and separation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Structural and Genetic Analyses of theMycobacterium tuberculosisProtein Kinase B Sensor Domain Identify a Potential Ligand-binding Site

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IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies

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MapZ marks the division sites and positions FtsZ rings in Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Structural and binding properties of the PASTA domain of PonA2, a key penicillin binding protein fromMycobacterium tuberculosis

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MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

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Mutational dissection of the S/T-kinase StkP reveals crucial roles in cell division of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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The Extended Conformation of the 2.9-Å Crystal Structure of the Three-PASTA Domain of a Ser/Thr Kinase from the Human Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus

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The Structure of PknB Extracellular PASTA Domain from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Suggests a Ligand-Dependent Kinase Activation

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