Erickson, H.P., Evolution in bacteria,
Nature, vol. 413 no. 6851
(2001),
pp. 30 - [35092655]
(last updated on 2007/04/15)
Abstract: Actin is a major component of the cytoskeleton in yeast, plant and animal cells, but when did it evolve? The discovery of a bacterial protein that forms actin-like filaments suggests an answer.