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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2026

The phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system regulates cell length and width through semi-independent pathways.

Jacob Surber, Randy M Morgenstein

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jacob SurberDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, 307 Life Science East, Stillwater, OK 74078.
Randy M MorgensteinDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, 307 Life Science East, Stillwater, OK 74078.ORCID 0000-0003-0749-6830

Funding

Beyond cell shape: A novel role for the bacterial actin MreB in chemotaxisR15GM129636 · NIGMS · OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER · PI MORGENSTEIN, RANDY M · 2020 to 2023
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been known for over 80 years that bacterial cell size is affected by growth conditions. Cells grown in a nutrient-rich medium are larger and wider than those grown in a nutrient-poor medium. Yet even after decades of research, it is still not fully known how metabolism and cell size are coregulated. In this work, we describe a new source of metabolic control over

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Escherichia coliPhosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase SystemCell SizeCyclic AMPEscherichia coli ProteinsMutationPhosphoenolpyruvatePhosphorylationPyruvic AcidCyclic AMPEscherichia coli ProteinsPhosphoenolpyruvatePhosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase SystemPyruvic Acid

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PMID42275207
PMCPMC13426487

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