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- A murein-bound form of prolipoprotein was identified in the cell envelope of globomycin-treated E. coli B.
- The study indicates that the usual process of cleavage from prolipoprotein to mature lipoprotein may not be necessary for its attachment to peptidoglycan.
- This suggests an alternative pathway for the incorporation of lipoproteins into the bacterial cell wall.
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A murein-bound form of prolipoprotein was found in the cell envelope fraction of globomycin-treated Escherichia coli B. We suggest therefore that proteolytic cleavage of prolipoprotein to mature lipoprotein is not essential for the transpeptidation of the lipoprotein to peptidoglycan.
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