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Nematic proteins on the treadmill

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Nature Physics, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02615-9

Understanding the mechanism of bacterial cell division is important in both fundamental and applied biology. Now, researchers have investigated the self-organization of cytoskeletal filaments and the role nematic ordering plays in cell division.