Linda Sandblad, Assistant Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, has in cooperation with other colleagues from Sweden investigated one bacterial protein, called FilP. This protein is a crucial part of bacteria’s cell skeleton. This work can explain the cell’s mechanical mechanisms and how they obtain stability and flexibility to grow in one defined direction. The scientists have now published their results in PNAS.
Press release Umeå University (in Swedish only)