Prokaryotic Cytoskeletons: Filamentous Protein Polymers Active in the Cytoplasm of Bacterial and Archaeal Cells

Abstract

With important discoveries being made in archaea as well as bacteria, the field has expanded enormously to warrant the dedication of a whole book to known prokaryotic filament structures, together with current theories and controversies regarding the mechanisms by which the filaments carry out their diverse functions, that go well beyond what similarities with eukaryotic homologues would suggest.