An oscillating MinD protein determines the cellular positioning of the motility machinery in archaea
P. Nussbaum, S. Ithurbide, J. C. Walsh, M. Patro, F. Delpech, M. Rodriguez-Franco, P. M. G. Curmi, I. G. Duggin, T. E. F. Quax, S.-V. Albers
This study identifies the function of MinD proteins in archaea, showing they oscillate and position motility machinery at cell poles, unlike their bacterial counterparts.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2020Microbiology