David Z. Rudner

Bacillus subtilis YpeB holds SleB inactive, preventing cortex peptidoglycan degradation during spore dormancy

ABSTRACT Bacterial endospores are encased in a thick layer of specialized peptidoglycan called the cortex that is essential for core dehydration and heat resistance. Spore germination and outgrowth require cortex degradation by enzymes that are deposited in the spore during sporu...