The two-component system ArlRS is essential for wall teichoic acid glycoswitching in Staphylococcus aureus by Marieke M. Kuijk, Emma Tusveld, Esther Lehmann, Rob van Dalen, Iñigo Lasa, Hanne Ingmer, Yvonne Pannekoek, Nina M. van Sorge

“…Critical to S. aureus biology and pathogenesis are the cell wall-anchored glycopolymers wall teichoic acids (WTA). Approximately one-third of S. aureus isolates decorates WTA with a mixture of α1,4- and β1,4-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), which requires the dedicated glycosyltransferases TarM and TarS, respectively. …”
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Weapon-Target Assignment Problem by Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition by Xiaoyang Li, Deyun Zhou, Qian Pan, Yongchuan Tang, Jichuan Huang

“…The weapon-target assignment (WTA) problem is a key issue in Command & Control (C2). …”
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