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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Schlimpert S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3542395 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell 20121129 6
In eukaryotes, the differentiation of cellular extensions such as cilia or neuronal axons depends on the partitioning of proteins to distinct plasma membrane domains by specialized diffusion barriers. However, examples of this compartmentalization strategy are still missing for prokaryotes, although complex cellular architectures are also widespread among this group of organisms. This study reveals the existence of a protein-mediated membrane diffusion barrier in the stalked bacterium Caulobacte ...[more]