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Abstract
Bacterial actin MreB is required for the maintenance of cell polarity. MreB is located underneath the cell membrane and mainly localizes at a central cylindrical part of the cell. In addition, it has recently been found that anionic phospholipids (aPLs: phosphatidylglycerol and cardiolipin) play a crucial role in excluding MreB from the cell poles. Subcellular localization of MreB is positively and negatively regulated by membrane curvature and aPLs, respectively.Entities:
Keywords: Anionic phospholipids; Cell shape; MreB; Peptidoglycan
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28439631 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-017-0696-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Genet ISSN: 0172-8083 Impact factor: 3.886