Coordinated Membrane Deformation Driven by a Minimal Set of Spiroplasma MreB Isoforms
Takahiro Mitani, Taiki Nishimura, Hana Kiyama, Ahsan Ali, Masahito Hayashi, Kingo Takiguchi, Makoto Miyata, Ikuko Fujiwara
The paper investigates how Spiroplasma MreB isoforms deform membranes, showing that SpeMreB5 drives deformation while SpeMreB4 suppresses it, with nucleotide state affecting the process.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology