Bacterial cell wall: Thinking globally, actin locally

Jesus M. Eraso; William Margolin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056

Bacterial cell wall: Thinking globally, actin locally

Jesus M. Eraso, William Margolin

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

The bacterial actin-like protein MreB is thought to form a continuous helical polymer at the membrane to confer rod shape. Two new studies now show that MreB forms discrete dynamic patches that travel circumferentially.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R628-R630
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056
State	Published - Aug 23 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Access to Document

10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056

Cite this

@article{9a244ddc19f24edf96ba5125e5fb1f47,

title = "Bacterial cell wall: Thinking globally, actin locally",

abstract = "The bacterial actin-like protein MreB is thought to form a continuous helical polymer at the membrane to confer rod shape. Two new studies now show that MreB forms discrete dynamic patches that travel circumferentially.",

author = "Eraso, {Jesus M.} and William Margolin",

year = "2011",

month = aug,

day = "23",

doi = "10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "21",

pages = "R628--R630",

journal = "Current Biology",

issn = "0960-9822",

publisher = "Cell Press",

number = "16",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bacterial cell wall

T2 - Thinking globally, actin locally

AU - Eraso, Jesus M.

AU - Margolin, William

PY - 2011/8/23

Y1 - 2011/8/23

N2 - The bacterial actin-like protein MreB is thought to form a continuous helical polymer at the membrane to confer rod shape. Two new studies now show that MreB forms discrete dynamic patches that travel circumferentially.

AB - The bacterial actin-like protein MreB is thought to form a continuous helical polymer at the membrane to confer rod shape. Two new studies now show that MreB forms discrete dynamic patches that travel circumferentially.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052009110&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=80052009110&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056

DO - 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.056

M3 - Short survey

C2 - 21855003

AN - SCOPUS:80052009110

SN - 0960-9822

VL - 21

SP - R628-R630

JO - Current Biology

JF - Current Biology

IS - 16

ER -

Bacterial cell wall: Thinking globally, actin locally

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this