title: Bacterial cell wall: thinking globally, actin locally.
abstract: The bacterial actin-like protein MreB is thought to form a continuous helical polymer at the membrane to confer rod shape. Two new studies now show that MreB forms discrete dynamic patches that travel circumferentially.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jesus M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Eraso
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Margolin
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins