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
2010
Measuring 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