A security check that monitors cell morphogenesis

摘要

© 2022 Elsevier LtdBacterial endospore formation depends on a series of checkpoints to ensure the fidelity of this critical developmental process. Delerue et al. have uncovered a novel checkpoint in Bacillus subtilis that senses defects in the assembly of static polymers in one compartment and arrests the assembly of peptidoglycan in another compartment.