RodZ modulates geometric localization of the bacterial actin MreB to regulate cell shape

Membrane protein RodZ interacts with the actin-like protein MreB, which coordinates cell-wall insertion to maintain the typical rod-like shape of E. coli cells. Here, the authors provide evidence that RodZ modulates the biophysical properties of MreB and alters the spatial organization of cell-wall...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Colavin, Handuo Shi, Kerwyn Casey Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03633-x