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Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring.

Current biology : CB ·Vol. 13 ·No. 1 ·2003-01-08 ·Pages R16-8

Margolin W

Abstract

The Z ring, composed of the tubulin homolog FtsZ, is essential for bacterial cell division. Recently a new protein, ZapA, has been discovered that localizes to the Z ring and stabilizes it, probably by promoting the bundling of FtsZ protofilaments.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/cytology Bacterial Proteins/genetics,metabolism,physiology Cell Division/physiology Cytoskeletal Proteins Metalloendopeptidases/physiology Mutation
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins Cytoskeletal Proteins FtsZ protein, Bacteria MinC protein, Bacteria Metalloendopeptidases serralysin
Authors & Affiliations
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Margolin William
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin, 77030, Houston, TX, USA. [email protected]
Article Info
Journal
Current biology : CB
Abbr.
Curr Biol
ISSN
0960-9822
DOI
10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01381-7
Email
[email protected]
Published
2003-01-08
Pages
R16-8
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9107782
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01381-7 View journal details
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