A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus

A widely conserved bacterial cytoskeletal component influences unique helical shape and motility of the spirochete Leptospira biflexa

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RodZ modulates geometric localization of the bacterial actin MreB to regulate cell shape

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MreB filaments align along greatest principal membrane curvature to orient cell wall synthesis

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A central role for PBP2 in the activation of peptidoglycan polymerization by the bacterial cell elongation machinery

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FtsEX-mediated regulation of the final stages of cell division reveals morphogenetic plasticity in Caulobacter crescentus

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SEDS proteins are a widespread family of bacterial cell wall polymerases

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RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis

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Function and Localization Dynamics of Bifunctional Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Caulobacter crescentus

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Rod-like bacterial shape is maintained by feedback between cell curvature and cytoskeletal localization

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MurJ is the flippase of lipid-linked precursors for peptidoglycan biogenesis

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Peptidoglycan Synthesis Machinery in Agrobacterium tumefaciens During Unipolar Growth and Cell Division

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The curved shape of Caulobacter crescentus enhances surface colonization in flow

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Bacterial actin MreB forms antiparallel double filaments

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Superresolution Imaging of Dynamic MreB Filaments in B. subtilis—A Multiple-Motor-Driven Transport?

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Direct interaction of FtsZ and MreB is required for septum synthesis and cell division in Escherichia coli

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Growth Medium-Dependent Glycine Incorporation into the Peptidoglycan of Caulobacter crescentus

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The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly

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Coupled, Circumferential Motions of the Cell Wall Synthesis Machinery and MreB Filaments in B. subtilis

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Peptidoglycan Crosslinking Relaxation Promotes Helicobacter pylori's Helical Shape and Stomach Colonization

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Getting in the Loop: Regulation of Development in Caulobacter crescentus

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DipM links peptidoglycan remodelling to outer membrane organization in Caulobacter

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DipM, a new factor required for peptidoglycan remodelling during cell division in Caulobacter crescentus

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A protein critical for cell constriction in the Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus localizes at the division site through its peptidoglycan-binding LysM domains

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Bactofilins, a ubiquitous class of cytoskeletal proteins mediating polar localization of a cell wall synthase in Caulobacter crescentus

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MreB Drives De Novo Rod Morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus via Remodeling of the Cell Wall

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A Polymeric Protein Anchors the Chromosomal Origin/ParB Complex at a Bacterial Cell Pole

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A Self-Associating Protein Critical for Chromosome Attachment, Division, and Polar Organization in Caulobacter

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Determination of bacterial rod shape by a novel cytoskeletal membrane protein

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RodZ (YfgA) is required for proper assembly of the MreB actin cytoskeleton and cell shape in E. coli

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The dynamic interplay between a cell fate determinant and a lysozyme homolog drives the asymmetric division cycle of Caulobacter crescentus

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Identification of the L,D-Transpeptidases for Peptidoglycan Cross-Linking in Escherichia coli

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The Peptidoglycan Sacculus of Myxococcus xanthus Has Unusual Structural Features and Is Degraded during Glycerol-Induced Myxospore Development

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Molecular Control of Bacterial Death and Lysis

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Murein (peptidoglycan) structure, architecture and biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

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Lytic transglycosylases: Bacterial space-making autolysins

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