I am (months) late, but you HAVE TO read @huepfkiesel.bsky.social (there is an update version). How can ParM "turned MreB” in cyanos?
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This will become a classic. Such a clear example of homology =/= function. We need more studies to collect larger sample sizes to test it.
Bacteria, like eukaryotes, use conserved cytoskeletal systems for intracellular organization. The plasmid-encoded ParMRC system forms actin-like filaments that segregate low-copy plasmids. In multicel...
