Peptidoglycan synthesis drives a single population of septal cell wall synthases during division in Bacillus subtilis
KD Whitley, J Grimshaw, DM Roberts, E Karinou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Bacterial cell division requires septal peptidoglycan (sPG) synthesis by the divisome
complex. Treadmilling of the essential tubulin homologue FtsZ has been implicated in septal …
complex. Treadmilling of the essential tubulin homologue FtsZ has been implicated in septal …
Chiral and nematic phases of flexible active filaments
The emergence of large-scale order in self-organized systems relies on local interactions
between individual components. During bacterial cell division, FtsZ—a prokaryotic …
between individual components. During bacterial cell division, FtsZ—a prokaryotic …
A one-track model for spatiotemporal coordination of Bacillus subtilis septal cell wall synthesis
KD Whitley, J Grimshaw, DM Roberts, E Karinou… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Bacterial cell division requires synthesis of a septal peptidoglycan (sPG) wall across the
middle of the cell. This is accomplished by the divisome synthesis complex in coordination …
middle of the cell. This is accomplished by the divisome synthesis complex in coordination …