MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Tuning spherical cells into kinking helices in wall-less bacteria
C. Lartigue, B. Lambert, F. Rideau…·L. Beven
This study expresses Spiroplasma MreB isoforms and fibrils in Mycoplasma to induce helical shapes and kink-like motility, revealing MreB5's role in helicity and suggesting additional factors are needed for swimming.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.16.467908