2013
The mechanics of shape in prokaryotes.
Wang S, Shaevitz JW. The mechanics of shape in prokaryotes. Frontiers In Bioscience-Scholar 2013, 5: 564-74. PMID: 23277069, DOI: 10.2741/s390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wallBacterial cell morphogenesisCell shape maintenanceCell wall growthCell wall synthesisOverall cell shapeBacterial cell wallBacterial cytoskeletonCell morphogenesisWall synthesisShape maintenanceCell shapeWall growthSelective benefitsCellular scaleCytoskeletonRecent studiesProkaryotesTransglycosylasesMorphogenesisPeptidoglycanTranspeptidasesGrowthBacteriaDigests
2012
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
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