Bacterial Actins and Their Diversity

For many years, bacteria were considered rather simple organisms, but the dogmatic notion that subcellular organization is a eukaryotic trait has been overthrown for more than a decade. The discovery of homologues of the eukaryotic cytoskeletal proteins actin, tubulin, and intermediate filaments in...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Easton) 2013-10, Vol.52 (40), p.6928-6939
Main Authors: Ozyamak, Ertan, Kollman, Justin M, Komeili, Arash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actins - chemistry
Actins - metabolism
Actins - physiology
Adenosine Triphosphatases - genetics
Adenosine Triphosphatases - metabolism
Bacteria
Bacteria - metabolism
Bacterial Proteins - chemistry
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Bacterial Proteins - metabolism
Cytoskeleton - metabolism
Escherichia coli Proteins - physiology
Phylogeny
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Summary:For many years, bacteria were considered rather simple organisms, but the dogmatic notion that subcellular organization is a eukaryotic trait has been overthrown for more than a decade. The discovery of homologues of the eukaryotic cytoskeletal proteins actin, tubulin, and intermediate filaments in bacteria has been instrumental in changing this view. Over the past few years, we have gained an incredible level of insight into the diverse family of bacterial actins and their molecular workings. Here we review the functional, biochemical, and structural features of the most well-studied bacterial actins.
ISSN:0006-2960
1520-4995
DOI:10.1021/bi4010792