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Role of the C terminus of FtsK in Escherichia coli chromosome segregation.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1998
Yu X C, Weihe E K, Margolin W
Abstract excerpt
FtsK is essential for Escherichia coli cell division. We report that cells lacking the C terminus of FtsK are defective in chromosome segregation as well as septation, often exhibiting asymmetrically positioned nucleoids and large anucleate regions. Combining the corresponding truncated ftsK gene with a mukB null mutation resulted in a synthetic lethal phenotype. When the truncated ftsK was combined with a minCDE...
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