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