Polymerization of Bacillus subtilis MreB on a lipid membrane reveals lateral co-polymerization of MreB paralogs and strong effects of cations on filament formation
Abstract Background MreB is a bacterial ortholog of actin and forms mobile filaments underneath the cell membrane, perpendicular to the long axis of the cell, which play a crucial role for cell shape maintenance. We wished to visualize Bacillus subtilis MreB in vitro and therefore established a prot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Molecular and Cell Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12860-020-00319-5 |