The actin-like MreB proteins in Bacillus subtilis: A new turn

Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

Volumn 4 S, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1582-1606

  Chastanet, Arnaud ^a   Carballido Lopez, Rut ^a  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Bacterial cell shape; Cell wall elongation; Helix localization; MreB; Review

Indexed keywords

DNA; MREB PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; ACTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL WALL; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA; VIRUS REPLICATION; ACTIN FILAMENT; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84869433974     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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