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Structural and mutational analysis of the cell division protein FtsQ.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
van den Ent Fusinita, Vinkenvleugel Thessa M F, Ind Alice, West Philip, Veprintsev Dmitry, Nanninga Nanne, den Blaauwen Tanneke, Löwe Jan
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial cytokinesis requires the divisome, a complex of proteins that co-ordinates the invagination of the cytoplasmic membrane, inward growth of the peptidoglycan layer and the outer membrane. Assembly of the cell division proteins is tightly regulated and the order of appearance at the future division site is well organized. FtsQ is a highly conserved component of the divisome among bacteria that have a cell...
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