Abstract
Tracking a bug's life: Peptidoglycan (PG) of diverse bacteria is labeled by exploiting the tolerance of cells for incorporating different non-natural D-amino acids. These nontoxic D-amino acids preferably label the sites of active PG synthesis, thereby enabling fine spatiotemporal tracking of cell-wall dynamics in phylogenetically and morphologically diverse bacteria. HCC = 7-hydroxycoumarin, NBD = 7-nitrobenzofurazan, TAMRA = carboxytetramethylrhodamine.
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens / metabolism
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Amino Acids / chemistry*
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Bacillus subtilis / metabolism
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Benzoxazoles / chemistry
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Biosensing Techniques
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Cell Wall / chemistry
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Cell Wall / metabolism
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Coumarins / chemistry
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Escherichia coli / metabolism
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Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
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Microscopy
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Peptidoglycan / biosynthesis*
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Peptidoglycan / chemistry
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Benzoxazoles
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Coumarins
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Peptidoglycan
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benzofurazan
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coumarin