MicrobiologybioRxiv
Bacterial Microtubules Exhibit Polarized Growth, Mixed-Polarity Bundling, and Destabilization by GTP Hydrolysis
C. D. Diaz Celis, V. I. Risca, F. Hurtado…·O. Monasterio
This study characterizes bacterial microtubules (bMTs) from Prosthecobacter, showing polarized growth, mixed-polarity bundling, and GTP-dependent destabilization, suggesting ancestral eukaryotic tubulin dynamics.
DOI 10.1128/jb.00211-17