spiral shaped

Edge evidence

• curvature scaffold regulates peptidoglycan remodeling RO:0002211

  Shape scaffolds or complexes bias wall remodeling to create curved and spiral forms.

  • DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002565 cytoplasmic scaffolding proteins ... participate in helical morphogenesis Supports scaffold involvement in helical or spiral morphogenesis.
• peptidoglycan remodeling enables helical curvature RO:0002327

  Peptidoglycan remodeling enables helical curvature and twist.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.046 relaxes peptidoglycan crosslinking, enabling helical cell curvature and twist H. pylori provides a source-backed concrete mechanism for spiral-like helical morphology.
• helical curvature produces spiral shaped METPO:2000202

  Helical curvature produces a spiral-shaped cell body.

  • DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002565 helical cells Supports helical/spiral cell shape as a recurring bacterial morphology.
• spiral shaped associated with viscous motility environment biolink:associated_with

  Spiral and curved morphologies can be associated with motility in viscous media.

  • DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002565 helical and curved cells appear to be optimized for motility Functional association is broad and marked as an association, not as a universal cause of the trait.
• peptidoglycan crosslinking relaxation promotes helical curvature RO:0002213

  Relaxation of peptidoglycan crosslinking promotes helical/spiral shape.

  • DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162806 Peptidoglycan crosslinking relaxation promotes helical shape and colonization.
• elongasome entrapment biases biased outer-curve peptidoglycan biosynthesis

  Caging/entrapment of the elongasome biases peptidoglycan insertion toward the outer curve.

  • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-51790-z Porin-PapS assemblies entrap the cell elongation machinery, biasing peptidoglycan insertion toward the outer curve.
• biased outer-curve peptidoglycan biosynthesis establishes cell curvature

  A zone of elevated outer-curve peptidoglycan biosynthesis distorts the wall cylinder and establishes curvature.

  • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-51790-z Creating a longitudinal zone of elevated peptidoglycan biosynthesis distorts the cell-wall cylinder and establishes curvature; ~15% bias suffices.
• cell curvature produces spiral shaped METPO:2000202

  Sustained cell curvature produces a spiral/helically curved cell.

  • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-51790-z Curvature established by biased outer-curve growth yields curved/helical cell morphology.
• periplasmic flagella maintains spiral shaped

  Periplasmic flagella serve as a cytoskeleton that maintains the spiral-shaped cell body.

  • DOI:10.3390/biom14121488 The periplasmic flagella serves as a cytoskeleton to maintain a spiral-shaped cell body.
• periplasmic flagella distorts cell body

  Periplasmic flagellar filaments distort and push the cell body to shape it.

  • DOI:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad349 Spirochete flagella inside the periplasm distort and push the cell body.