A Dynamic, Ring-Forming Bactofilin Critical for Maintaining Cell Size in the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
Mary R. Brockett, Junghoon Lee, John V. Cox, George W. Liechti, Scot P. Ouellette
Abstract
Bactofilins are polymer-forming cytoskeletal proteins that are widely conserved in bacteria. Members of this protein family have diverse functional roles such as orienting subcellular molecular processes, establishing cell polarity, and aiding in cell shape maintenance.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyChlamydia trachomatisObligateCytoskeletonCell biologyIntracellular parasiteBacteriaIntracellularCell polarityCellChlamydiaPolarity (international relations)Computational biologyGeneticsVirologyEcologyReproductive tract infections researchClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and health