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RodZ (YfgA) is required for proper assembly of the MreB actin cytoskeleton and cell shape in E. coli.

The EMBO journal - 4 Feb 2009

Bendezú Felipe O, Hale Cynthia A, Bernhardt Thomas G, de Boer Piet A J

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The bacterial MreB actin cytoskeleton is required for cell shape maintenance in most non-spherical organisms. In rod-shaped cells such as Escherichia coli, it typically assembles along the long axis in a spiral-like configuration just underneath the cytoplasmic membrane. How this configuration is controlled and how it helps dictate cell shape is unclear. In a new genetic screen for cell shape mutants, we...

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PMID: 19078962
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.264
PMCID: PMC2637328

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