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SUBMITTER: Kuhn J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2824468 | biostudies-other | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kühn Juliane J Briegel Ariane A Mörschel Erhard E Kahnt Jörg J Leser Katja K Wick Stephanie S Jensen Grant J GJ Thanbichler Martin M
The EMBO journal 20091203 2
The cytoskeleton has a key function in the temporal and spatial organization of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Here, we report the identification of a new class of polymer-forming proteins, termed bactofilins, that are widely conserved among bacteria. In Caulobacter crescentus, two bactofilin paralogues cooperate to form a sheet-like structure lining the cytoplasmic membrane in proximity of the stalked cell pole. These assemblies mediate polar localization of a peptidoglycan synthase inv ...[more]