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 rigidityMeasuring the bending stiffness of bacterial cells using an optical trap.
Wang S, Arellano-Santoyo H, Combs PA, Shaevitz JW. Measuring the bending stiffness of bacterial cells using an optical trap. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2010 PMID: 20421864, PMCID: PMC3164081, DOI: 10.3791/2012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research