DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04841.x. The MreB and Min cytoskeletal‐like systems play independent roles in prokaryotic polar differentiation

The MreB and Min cytoskeletal‐like systems play independent roles in prokaryotic polar differentiation

10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04841.x

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Molecular Microbiology (311)

Abstract

SummaryEstablishment of an axis of cell polarity and differentiation of the cell poles are fundamental aspects of cellular development in many organisms. We compared the effects of two bacterial cytoskeletal‐like systems, the MreB and MinCDE systems, on these processes in Escherichia coli. We report that the Min proteins are capable of establishing an axis of oscillation that is the initial step in establishment of polarity in spherical cells, in a process that is independent of the MreB cytoskeleton. In contrast, the MreB system is required for establishment of the rod shape of the cell and for polar targeting of other polar constituents, such as the Shigella virulence factor IcsA and the aspartate chemoreceptor Tar, in a process that is independent of the Min system. Thus, the two bacterial cytoskeletal‐like systems act independently on different aspects of cell polarization.

Bibliography

Shih, Y., Kawagishi, I., & Rothfield, L. (2005). The MreB and Min cytoskeletalâlike systems play independent roles in prokaryotic polar differentiation. Molecular Microbiology, 58(4), 917â928. Portico.

Authors 3

Yu‐Ling Shih (first)
Ikuro Kawagishi (additional)
Lawrence Rothfield (additional)

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Created	19 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 14, 2005, 9:21 a.m.)
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Published	19 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 14, 2005)
Published Online	19 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 14, 2005)
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@article{Shih_2005, title={The MreB and Min cytoskeletal‐like systems play independent roles in prokaryotic polar differentiation}, volume={58}, ISSN={1365-2958}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04841.x}, DOI={10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04841.x}, number={4}, journal={Molecular Microbiology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Shih, Yu‐Ling and Kawagishi, Ikuro and Rothfield, Lawrence}, year={2005}, month=oct, pages={917–928} }

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