2013
Cell Shape Can Mediate the Spatial Organization of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton
Wang S, Wingreen NS. Cell Shape Can Mediate the Spatial Organization of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton. Biophysical Journal 2013, 104: 541-552. PMID: 23442905, PMCID: PMC3566457, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial cytoskeletonCell shapeCytoskeletal filamentsBacterial cytoskeletal proteinsRod-shaped cellsCytoskeletal proteinsCell wallCytoskeletal polymerizationCytoskeletonSpatial patterningMreBConformational transitionSpatial organizationFilament lengthSame membraneFilamentsMembraneFtsZSpatial patternsChemical energyFilament bendingProteinPatterningProper controlMicrofluidic approachThe mechanics of shape in prokaryotes.
Wang S, Shaevitz JW. The mechanics of shape in prokaryotes. Frontiers In Bioscience-Scholar 2013, 5: 564-74. PMID: 23277069, DOI: 10.2741/s390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wallBacterial cell morphogenesisCell shape maintenanceCell wall growthCell wall synthesisOverall cell shapeBacterial cell wallBacterial cytoskeletonCell morphogenesisWall synthesisShape maintenanceCell shapeWall growthSelective benefitsCellular scaleCytoskeletonRecent studiesProkaryotesTransglycosylasesMorphogenesisPeptidoglycanTranspeptidasesGrowthBacteriaDigests
2012
Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall
Wang S, Furchtgott L, Huang KC, Shaevitz JW. Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: e595-e604. PMID: 22343529, PMCID: PMC3309786, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117132109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical insertionCell wallGlycan strandsCell shapeRod-shaped bacterium Escherichia coliPeptidoglycan cell wallCell wall architectureCell growthRod-shaped bacteriaBacillus subtilis cellsBacterium Escherichia coliCell wall networkBacterial cell wallMreB cytoskeletonNanometer-sized proteinsBacterial cytoskeletonBiological kingdomsWall synthesisPeptidoglycan networkSubtilis cellsTurgor pressureEscherichia coliElongational growthCytoskeletonCommon mechanism
2010
Actin-like cytoskeleton filaments contribute to cell mechanics in bacteria
Wang S, Arellano-Santoyo H, Combs PA, Shaevitz JW. Actin-like cytoskeleton filaments contribute to cell mechanics in bacteria. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 9182-9185. PMID: 20439764, PMCID: PMC2889055, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911517107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wallLive Escherichia coli cellsActin homolog MreBBacterial cell shapePeptidoglycan cell wallEscherichia coli cellsBacterial cytoskeletonEukaryotic cellsCytoskeleton contributesFilamentous cytoskeletonCell shapeColi cellsCytoskeleton filamentsCytoskeletal filamentsCell mechanicsMreBCytoskeletonFirst evidenceProteinCellsBacteriaEukaryotesFilamentsEnzymeMechanical rigidity