McaA and McaB control the dynamic positioning of a bacterial magnetic organelle
J. Wan, C. L. Monteil, A. Taoka, G. Ernie, K. Park, M. Amor, E. Taylor-Cornejo, C. T. Lefevre, A. Komeili
This study identifies McaA and McaB as proteins controlling magnetosome chain positioning in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 through membrane curvature recognition and magnetosome localization.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2022Microbiology