Polymerization of Bacillus subtilis MreB on a lipid membrane reveals lateral co-polymerization of MreB paralogs and strong effects of cations on filament formation

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 vis...

Source: BMC Cell Biology - November 4, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Simon Dersch, Christian Reimold, Joshua Stoll, Hannes Breddermann, Thomas Heimerl, Herv é Joel Defeu Soufo and Peter L. Graumann Tags: Research article Source Type: research