Sensing the shape of a surface by tightly surface-bound filaments

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Number 52, December 2025.
SignificanceThe MreB protein, a homolog of eukaryotic actin, regulates the shape of bacteria such as Escherichia coli by guiding nascent cell wall insertion based on local curvature cues. However, the mechanism by which a nanoscale MreB filament “…