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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriaBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonKineticsModels, ChemicalProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationConceptsBacterial cytoskeletonCell shapeCytoskeletal filamentsBacterial cytoskeletal proteinsRod-shaped cellsCytoskeletal proteinsCell wallCytoskeletal polymerizationCytoskeletonSpatial patterningMreBConformational transitionSpatial organizationFilament lengthSame membraneFilamentsMembraneFtsZSpatial patternsChemical energyFilament bendingProteinPatterningProper controlMicrofluidic approach
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