FtsW is a peptidoglycan polymerase that is functional only in complex with its cognate penicillin-binding protein

Atsushi Taguchi, Michael A. Welsh, Lindsey S. Marmont, +6

Nature Microbiology

Protein FunctionCognate Penicillin-binding ProteinProtein AssemblyNatural SciencesMolecular Biology +4

Permeation and separation properties of polyimide membranes to olefins and paraffins

Kazuhiro Tanaka, Atsushi Taguchi, Jianqiang Hao, +2

Journal of Membrane Science

Chemical EngineeringMembrane TechnologyEngineeringMembrane FormationPolymer Science +6

Structural coordination of polymerization and crosslinking by a SEDS–bPBP peptidoglycan synthase complex

Megan Sjodt, Patricia D. A. Rohs, Morgan S. A. Gilman, +11

Nature Microbiology

Structural CoordinationProtein AssemblyBiochemistryNatural SciencesBiocatalysis +3

Identification of a Functionally Unique Family of Penicillin-Binding Proteins

Michael A. Welsh, Atsushi Taguchi, Kaitlin Schaefer, +5

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Low-molecular-weight PbpsAntimicrobial Drug DiscoveryProtein FunctionPbps Incorporate LysineProtein Assembly +13

Coordination of bacterial cell wall and outer membrane biosynthesis

Katherine R. Hummels, Samuel P. Berry, Zhaoqi Li, +5

Nature

Conformation of Polyelectrolyte in Aqueous Solution

Toshiaki Kitano, Atsushi Taguchi, Ichiro Noda, +1

Macromolecules

EngineeringAltmetric Attention ScorePolyelectrolyte GelChemistryInformation +17

Biochemical reconstitution defines new functions for membrane-bound glycosidases in assembly of the bacterial cell wall

Atsushi Taguchi, Julia E. Page, Ho‐Ching Tiffany Tsui, +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Organization of peptidoglycan synthesis in nodes and separate rings at different stages of cell division of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

Amilcar J. Perez, Michael J. Boersma, Kevin E. Bruce, +7

Molecular Microbiology

Ppg SynthesisCell DivisionBiochemistryProtein AssemblyPeptidoglycan Synthesis +10

Direction of Chain Growth and Substrate Preferences of Shape, Elongation, Division, and Sporulation-Family Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransferases

Michael A. Welsh, Kaitlin Schaefer, Atsushi Taguchi, +2

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Substrate PreferencesBiosynthesisLipid IiBiotransformationBiochemistry +11

FtsW is a peptidoglycan polymerase that is activated by its cognate penicillin-binding protein

Atsushi Taguchi, Michael A. Welsh, Lindsey S. Marmont, +4

Rod ComplexCognate Penicillin-binding ProteinLipid IiMicrobial PathogensMedicine +13