Varying concentrations of MreB were polymerized at 4° C overnight in 10 mM imidazole, pH 7.0, 1 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EGTA, 20 mM KCl and 200 µM ATP in the absence (A) or presence (B) of 300 µM A22. Samples were equilibrated to 20° C for 1 h and the 400 nm light scattering intensity was measured. Linear fits to the data yielded critical concentrations of 500 nM (A) and 2000 nM (B), respectively.