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De novo morphogenesis in L-forms via geometric control of cell growth

Author(s): Billings, Gabriel; Ouzounov, Nikolay; Ursell, Tristan; Desmarais, Samantha M; Shaevitz, Joshua; et al

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dc.contributor.authorBillings, Gabriel-
dc.contributor.authorOuzounov, Nikolay-
dc.contributor.authorUrsell, Tristan-
dc.contributor.authorDesmarais, Samantha M-
dc.contributor.authorShaevitz, Joshua-
dc.contributor.authorGitai, Zemer-
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Kerwyn Casey-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T20:17:05Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-04T20:17:05Z-
dc.date.issued2014-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationBillings, Gabriel, Ouzounov, Nikolay, Ursell, Tristan, Desmarais, Samantha M, Shaevitz, Joshua, Gitai, Zemer, Huang, Kerwyn Casey. (2014). De novo morphogenesis in L-forms via geometric control of cell growth. Molecular Microbiology, 93 (5), 883 - 896. doi:10.1111/mmi.12703en_US
dc.identifier.issn0950-382X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1ng7g-
dc.description.abstractIn virtually all bacteria, the cell wall is crucial for mechanical integrity and for determining cell shape. Escherichia coli's rod-like shape is maintained via the spatiotemporal patterning of cell-wall synthesis by the actin homologue MreB. Here, we transiently inhibited cell-wall synthesis in E. coli to generate cell-wall-deficient, spherical L-forms, and found that they robustly reverted to a rod-like shape within several generations after inhibition cessation. The chemical composition of the cell wall remained essentially unchanged during this process, as indicated by liquid chromatography. Throughout reversion, MreB localized to inwardly curved regions of the cell, and fluorescent cell wall labelling revealed that MreB targets synthesis to those regions. When exposed to the MreB inhibitor A22, reverting cells regrew a cell wall but failed to recover a rod-like shape. Our results suggest that MreB provides the geometric measure that allows E. coli to actively establish and regulate its morphology.en_US
dc.format.extent883 - 896en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMolecular Microbiologyen_US
dc.rightsAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.titleDe novo morphogenesis in L-forms via geometric control of cell growthen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1111/mmi.12703-
dc.date.eissued2014-07-23en_US
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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