Determination of bacterial rod shape by a novel cytoskeletal membrane protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 3081-3091

  Shiomi, Daisuke ^a   Sakai, Masako ^a   Niki, Hironori ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Morphology; Peptidoglycan; RodZ; Spherical cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RODZ PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PBPA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODZ GENE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 57149120088     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.234     Document Type: Article

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