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A dynamic, ring-forming MucB / RseB-like protein influences spore shape in Bacillus subtilis.
PLoS genetics - 1 Dec 2020
Luhur Johana, Chan Helena, Kachappilly Benson, Mohamed Ahmed, Morlot Cécile, Awad Milena, Lyras Dena, Taib Najwa, Gribaldo Simonetta, Rudner David Z, Rodrigues Christopher D A
Abstract excerpt
How organisms develop into specific shapes is a central question in biology. The maintenance of bacterial shape is connected to the assembly and remodelling of the cell envelope. In endospore-forming bacteria, the pre-spore compartment (the forespore) undergoes morphological changes that result in a spore of defined shape, with a complex, multi-layered cell envelope. However, the mechanisms that govern spore...
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