Regular arrays of macromolecules on bacterial cell walls: structure, chemistry, assembly, and function.

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the structure, chemistry, assembly, and function of regular arrays of macromolecules on bacterial cell walls. One of the most remarkable features of a variety of bacteria is the presence of regular arrays of macromolecules on their outer surfaces. The outer surfaces of bacterial cells play an important biological role because they are involved in constant interactions between the cell and its environment, and the highly ordered two-dimensional arrays of macromolecules found in some bacteria permit the study of a variety of questions related to cell-surface properties and the assembly of biological structures. Information on regular cell-wall structures is still fragmentary, but the data that have accumulated during the past few years of intensive research on a variety of organisms justify the presentation of a comprehensive review of the field.

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