Membrane molecular crowding enhances MreB polymerization to shape synthetic cells from spheres to rods

Keyphrases

• Liposomes 100%
• Synthetic Cells 100%
• MreB 100%
• Molecular Crowding 100%
• Sphere-to-rod 100%
• Cytoskeleton 50%
• Polyethylene Glycol 50%
• Self-assembly 25%
• Escherichia Coli 25%
• Minimal Cell 25%
• Self-reproduction 25%
• Lipids 25%
• Lipid Bilayer 25%
• Two Dimensional 25%
• Lipid Composition 25%
• Rod-like 25%
• Elongated Shape 25%
• Symmetry Breaking 25%
• Gene Circuits 25%
• Inner Membrane 25%
• Macromolecular Structure 25%
• Cell-free Transcription-translation 25%
• Dynamic Synthesis 25%
• Central Limitation 25%
• Membrane Crowding 25%

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

• MreB 100%
• Molecular Crowding 100%
• Cytoskeleton 66%
• Lipid Bilayer 33%
• Transcription 33%
• Escherichia coli 33%
• Lipid Composition 33%
• Inner Membrane 33%
• Lipid 33%

Material Science

• Polyethylene Glycol 100%
• Polymerization 100%
• Electronic Circuit 50%
• Self Assembly 50%
• Lipid Bilayer 50%