title: A bacterial tubulovesicular network.
abstract: We report the presence of a membranous tubulovesicular network in the planctomycete bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus. This endomembrane system interacts with membrane coat proteins and is capable of protein internalization and degradation. Taken together, this suggests that the planctomycetal bacterium could illuminate the emergence of complex endomembrane systems.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Devrim
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acehan
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santarella-Mellwig
authors.forename: Damien P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Devos
mesh_terms: D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D061328:Planctomycetales / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins
keywords: Endomembrane system; Planctomycetes; Tubulovesicular network