Regulation of cell division in E. coli.

doi:10.1016/0168-9525(90)90045-8

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Regulation of cell division in E. coli.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jan 1990

Lutkenhaus J

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Recent investigation of some old cell division mutants of E. coli suggests that genes playing central roles in the regulation of division have been identified. The results suggest that cell division is triggered when a critical level of a single protein, FtsZ, is attained. The activity of this pr...

Topics

Cell Division
Escherichia coli
Genes, Bacterial
Hot Temperature
Models, Biological
Mutation

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