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- Title
Characterization of rodZ mutants: RodZ is not absolutely required for the cell shape and motility.
- Authors
Niba, Emma Tabe Eko; Li, Gaochi; Aoki, Kenji; Kitakawa, Madoka
- 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.
- Publication
FEMS microbiology letters, 2010, Vol 309, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
1574-6968
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02014.x