A mechanical explanation for cytoskeletal rings and helices in bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1872-1884

  Andrews, Steven S ^a   Arkin, Adam P ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; MIND PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE; FORCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; SPOROGENESIS; THEORY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548745271     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.102343     Document Type: Article

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