How to build a bacterial cell: MreB as the foreman of E. coli construction
Cell shape matters across the kingdoms of life, and cells have the remarkable capacity to
define and maintain specific shapes and sizes. But how are the shapes of micron-sized cells …
define and maintain specific shapes and sizes. But how are the shapes of micron-sized cells …
A statistical physics view of swarming bacteria
Bacterial swarming is a collective mode of motion in which cells migrate rapidly over
surfaces, forming dynamic patterns of whirls and jets. This review presents a physical point …
surfaces, forming dynamic patterns of whirls and jets. This review presents a physical point …
Morphologic design of nanostructures for enhanced antimicrobial activity
Despite significant progress in synthetic polymer chemistry and in control over tuning the
structures and morphologies of nanoparticles, studies on morphologic design of …
structures and morphologies of nanoparticles, studies on morphologic design of …
Peptidoglycan at its peaks: how chromatographic analyses can reveal bacterial cell wall structure and assembly
SM Desmarais, MA De Pedro, F Cava… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall is a unique macromolecule responsible for both shape
determination and cellular integrity under osmotic stress in virtually all bacteria. A …
determination and cellular integrity under osmotic stress in virtually all bacteria. A …
Design principles for nonequilibrium self-assembly
M Nguyen, S Vaikuntanathan - Proceedings of the National …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
We consider an important class of self-assembly problems, and using the formalism of
stochastic thermodynamics, we derive a set of design principles for growing controlled …
stochastic thermodynamics, we derive a set of design principles for growing controlled …
MreB orientation correlates with cell diameter in Escherichia coli
N Ouzounov, JP Nguyen, BP Bratton, D Jacobowitz… - Biophysical journal, 2016 - cell.com
Bacteria have remarkably robust cell shape control mechanisms. For example, cell diameter
only varies by a few percent across a given population. The bacterial actin homolog, MreB …
only varies by a few percent across a given population. The bacterial actin homolog, MreB …
Colocalization and interaction between elongasome and divisome during a preparative cell division phase in Escherichia coli
R Van der Ploeg, J Verheul, NOE Vischer… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The rod‐shaped bacterium E scherichia coli grows by insertion of peptidoglycan into the
lateral wall during cell elongation and synthesis of new poles during cell division. The …
lateral wall during cell elongation and synthesis of new poles during cell division. The …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial cell wall material properties determine E. coli resistance to sonolysis
The applications of bacterial sonolysis in industrial settings are plagued by the lack of the
knowledge of the exact mechanism of action of sonication on bacterial cells, variable …
knowledge of the exact mechanism of action of sonication on bacterial cells, variable …
Membrane molecular crowding enhances MreB polymerization to shape synthetic cells from spheres to rods
D Garenne, A Libchaber… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Executing gene circuits by cell-free transcription− translation into cell-sized compartments,
such as liposomes, is one of the major bottom-up approaches to building minimal cells. The …
such as liposomes, is one of the major bottom-up approaches to building minimal cells. The …
How and why cells grow as rods
F Chang, KC Huang - BMC biology, 2014 - Springer
The rod is a ubiquitous shape adopted by walled cells from diverse organisms ranging from
bacteria to fungi to plants. Although rod-like shapes are found in cells of vastly different sizes …
bacteria to fungi to plants. Although rod-like shapes are found in cells of vastly different sizes …