Bacterial cytoskeleton: not your run-of-the-mill tubulin |
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| Authors: | Margolin William |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. William.Margolin@uth.tmc.edu |
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| Abstract: | Large plasmids of some Bacillus species encode a distinct tubulin homolog, TubZ, implicated in maintenance of the host plasmid. A recent study has shown that TubZ polymers exhibit treadmilling behavior in vivo, suggesting that they are involved in mitotic activity. |
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