In those cases, the bacterium grew longer but could not divide properly. When a bacterium has ample nutrition, abundant ATP prevents an unneeded condensate from forming. Condensates have been ...

Actin can also break down ATP, which triggers the filaments to disassemble. Bacteria have similar proteins to actin that form filaments in the presence of ATP and help to control cell shape and ...

This disruption inhibits ATP synthesis and other essential biosynthetic processes, ultimately causing bacterial death due to DNA and membrane damage. Importantly, this heterojunction film does not ...

Actin can also break down ATP, which causes the filaments to disassemble. These filaments have important functions in the outer membranes of cells, providing structural integrity as well as the ...