The bacterial cell division protein fragment EFtsN binds to and activates the major peptidoglycan synthase PBP1b

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Induced conformational changes activate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

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Z-ring membrane anchors associate with cell wall synthases to initiate bacterial cell division

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The bypass of ZipA by overexpression of FtsN requires a previously unknown conserved FtsN motif essential for FtsA-FtsN interaction supporting a model in which FtsA monomers recruit late cell division proteins to the Z ring

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Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

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Crystal structure of the membrane-bound bifunctional transglycosylase PBP1b from Escherichia coli

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