The Role of Mre Factors and Cell Division in Peptidoglycan Growth in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium <i>Anabaena</i>
Cristina Velázquez-Suárez, Ana Valladares, Ignacio Luque, Antonia Herrero
Abstract
Peptidoglycan surrounds the bacterial cell, being essential for the determination of the bacterium-specific morphology and survival. Peptidoglycan growth has been thoroughly investigated in some model rod-shaped bacteria, and more recently some representatives with disparate morphologies became into focus, revealing that patterns of peptidoglycan growth are much more diverse than previously anticipated. Anabaena forms filaments of communicated cells exhibiting features of multicellular organisms, such as the production of morphogens and coupled circadian oscillations.
Topics & Concepts
PeptidoglycanMulticellular organismCell divisionCyanobacteriaHeterocystCell biologyFtsZBiologyMicrobiologyDivision (mathematics)CellAnabaenaBacteriaGeneticsMathematicsArithmeticAlgal biology and biofuel productionPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsProtist diversity and phylogeny