RodZ, a component of the bacterial core morphogenic apparatus
Alyahya SA, Alexander R, Costa T, Henriques AO, Emonet T, Jacobs-Wagner C. RodZ, a component of the bacterial core morphogenic apparatus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1239-1244. PMID: 19164570, PMCID: PMC2633561, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0810794106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell morphogenesisExtracellular C-terminal domainBacterial cell morphogenesisConservation of functionTerminal cytoplasmic domainC-terminal domainN-terminal domainMultiple sequence alignmentMreB cytoskeletonBacterial kingdomAncient functionCaulobacter crescentusGrowth machineryLocalization determinantsHelix motifRodZTransmembrane sequenceBacterial phylaCytoplasmic domainGenomic analysisTerminal domainMolecular basisPeptidoglycan synthesisCellular formCell cycle