Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring |
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| Authors: | Margolin William |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin, 77030, Houston, TX, USA. William.Margolin@uth.tmc.edu |
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| 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. |
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