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The intrinsically disordered C-terminal linker of FtsZ regulates protofilament dynamics and superstructure in vitro.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Dec 2017
Sundararajan Kousik, Goley Erin D
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial tubulin FtsZ polymerizes to form a discontinuous ring that drives bacterial cell division by directing local cell wall synthesis. FtsZ comprises a polymerizing GTPase domain, an intrinsically disordered C-terminal linker (CTL), and a C-terminal conserved peptide (CTC). FtsZ protofilaments align circumferentially in the cell, with the CTC mediating attachment to membrane-associated division proteins....
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