The past decade has revealed the diversity and ubiquity of archaea in nature, with a growing
number of studies highlighting their importance in ecology, biotechnology and even human …

Most prokaryotic cells are encased in a surface layer (S-layer) consisting of a paracrystalline
array of repeating lattice-forming proteins. S-layer proteins populate a vast and diverse …

Cell division in all domains of life requires the orchestration of many proteins, but in Archaea
most of the machinery remains poorly characterized. Here we investigate the FtsZ-based cell …

Surface layers (S-layers) are proteinaceous, two-dimensional paracrystalline arrays that
constitute a major component of the cell envelope in many prokaryotic species. In this study …

In bacteria, the tubulin homologue FtsZ assembles a cytokinetic ring, termed the Z ring, and
plays a key role in the machinery that constricts to divide the cells. Many archaea encode …

Some microbes display pleomorphism, showing variable cell shapes in a single culture,
whereas others differentiate to adapt to changed environmental conditions. The pleomorphic …

Many prokaryotic cells are covered by an ordered, proteinaceous, sheet-like structure called
a surface layer (S-layer). S-layer proteins (SLPs) are usually the highest copy number …

Compared with the extensive knowledge on cell division in model eukaryotes and bacteria,
little is known about how archaea divide. Interestingly, both endosomal sorting complex …

Surface layers (S-layers) are resilient two-dimensional protein lattices that encapsulate
many bacteria and most archaea. In archaea, S-layers usually form the only structural …

Archaeal cell biology is an emerging field expected to identify fundamental cellular
processes, help resolve the deep evolutionary history of cellular life, and contribute new …