Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 35279 |
|---|---|
| Author | Niba ET, Li G, Aoki K, Kitakawa M. |
| Title | Characterization of rodZ mutants: RodZ is not absolutely required for the cell shape and motility. |
| Journal | FEMS Microbiol Lett |
| Abstract |
RodZ (YfgA) is a membrane protein well conserved among bacterial species and important in the determination of cell shape and motility, although the molecular mechanism involved is not well established. We have characterized a DeltarodZ mutant and show that defective peptidoglycan synthesis might be the primary effect of the deletion. A motile pseudorevertant of DeltarodZ isolated possessed a near rod-shaped cell morphology, indicating that RodZ is not absolutely required for the elongation of the lateral cell wall and the synthesis of functional flagella. |
| Volume | 309(1) |
| Pages | 35-42 |
| Published | 2010-8-1 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02014.x |
| PII | FML2014 |
| PMID | 20528937 |
| MeSH | Cell Wall / genetics Cell Wall / metabolism Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism* Escherichia coli / cytology* Escherichia coli / genetics Escherichia coli / metabolism* Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism* Flagella / genetics Flagella / metabolism Molecular Sequence Data Mutation* Peptidoglycan / metabolism |
| IF | 1.987 |
| Times Cited | 7 |
| WOS Category | MICROBIOLOGY |
| Resource | |
| Prokaryotes E. coli | JW0052-KC(surA) |