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ArticleeLife2026

Membrane affinity difference between MinD monomer and dimer is not crucial for MinD gradient formation in

Laura C Bohorquez, Henrik Strahl, Davide Marenduzzo, Martin J Thiele, Frank Burmann, Leendert Hamoen

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Laura C BohorquezSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Henrik StrahlCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4416-2178
Davide MarenduzzoSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Martin J ThieleCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Frank BurmannCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9428-0933
Leendert HamoenSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9251-1403

Funding

EU, Marie Curie CEG 618452EU, Marie Curie ITN 020496-2EU, Marie Curie ITN 317338NWO, STW 12128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteins can diffuse micrometers in seconds, yet bacterial cells are able to maintain stable protein gradients. The best-studied bacterial protein gradient is the Min system of

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphatasesBacillus subtilisBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneMembrane ProteinsProtein MultimerizationEscherichia coliAdenosine TriphosphatasesBacterial ProteinsMembrane ProteinsB. subtilisinfectious diseasemembrane affinitymicrobiologyMinDprotein gradient

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PMID42683606
PMCPMC13537761

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