A Caulobacter MreB mutant with irregular cell shape exhibits compensatory widening to maintain a preferred surface area to volume ratio

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 988-1005

  Harris, Leigh K ^a   Dye, Natalie A ^a,b   Theriot, Julie A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WILD TYPE;

CAULOBACTER;

EID: 84911994193     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12811     Document Type: Article

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