Septins, which exert antibacterial activity against Shigella species, are a relatively reecntly discovered component of this system.
Septins, which exert antibacterial activity against Shigella species, are a relatively reecntly discovered component of this system. Prokaryotic homologs of this system consisting of proteins such as MreB were first discovered in the 1990s. Experiments conducted on Listeria, which co-opts this structure in its hosts using its protein ActA, suggest that the elastic propulsion mechanism is the primary means by which this structure exerts force. It interacts with the ECM via proteins like talin and vinculin, which constitute an FAC. The narrowest components of this structure are assembled with the aid of ABPs like fimbrin and filamin, the latter of which imparts three-dimensional structure. Another component of this structure is assembled in its namesake organizing center in structures like basal bodies, and is a tubulin polymer to which motor proteins can attach. For 10 points, name this intracellular structure composed of three types of fibers, which gives the cell its shape.
Septins, which exert antibacterial activity against Shigella species, are a relatively reecntly discovered component of this system.
cytoskeleton [prompt on answers alluded to in specific clues such as tubulin, microtubules, actin, microfilaments, intermediate filaments, etc.]