The putative hydrolase YycJ (WalJ) affects the coordination of cell division with DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis and may play a conserved role in cell wall metabolism.

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Published in J Bacteriol on December 17, 2010

Authors

Steven J Biller1, Kyle J Wayne, Malcolm E Winkler, William F Burkholder

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1: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, Singapore.

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