Nature Immunology - Jack Strominger recounts his seminal work and contributions to understanding bacterial cell wall components, and thus how penicillin functions, and the implications of these ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

The cell wall of plant cells is made from ... Contains genes that help cell to function, eg genes for antibiotic resistance Bacterial cell ? Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes ...

"Various types of ß-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin, which kill bacteria by targeting the synthesis of the cell wall, are among ... These channels' natural function is to release molecules ...

The beta-lactam ring portion of the antibiotic targets the penicillin-binding proteins (PBP), found in the bacterial cell membrane, which function in the synthesis of the cell wall. Binding of the ...