%0 Journal Article
%T Origin of a Core Bacterial Gene via Co-option and Detoxification of a Phage Lysin
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.032
%X £¿ The morphogenesis gene spmX is constrained to a large bacterial order £¿ The muramidase domain of spmX was co-opted from phage £¿ Its catalytic cleft has been remodeled but retains attenuated activity £¿ The domain now localizes a protein scaffold with roles in cellular morpholog
%U https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)30430-0