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Early divergence of the FtsZ1 and FtsZ2 plastid division gene families in photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Gene - 27 Nov 2003
Stokes Kevin D, Osteryoung Katherine W
Abstract excerpt
Homologues of the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ are found in higher plants where they function as key components of the chloroplast division complex. In contrast to most bacteria that encode a single FtsZ protein, plants encode multiple proteins that group into two families, FtsZ1 and FtsZ2. Using new sequence data from a broad range photosynthetic organisms, we performed a series of analyses to better...
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