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 approach
2011
The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly
van Teeffelen S, Wang S, Furchtgott L, Huang KC, Wingreen NS, Shaevitz JW, Gitai Z. The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 15822-15827. PMID: 21903929, PMCID: PMC3179079, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108999108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoskeletal proteinsRod-like cell shapeCell wall synthesis machineryActin homolog MreBPeptidoglycan cell wallCell wall assemblyMultiple cytoskeletal proteinsMreB dynamicsBacterial morphogenesisCytoskeletal dynamicsSynthesis machineryCellular functionsCellular processesMotor proteinsCell shapeCell wallCytoskeletal motorsBacterial cellsMreBPersistent mannerProteinInsertion siteBiophysical simulationsBacteriaRod shape