Cell division in Escherichia coli: Role of FtsL domains in septal localization, function, and oligomerization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-129

  Ghigo, Jean Marc ^a   Beckwith, Jon ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GENE PRODUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; GENE STRUCTURE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033986953     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.116-129.2000     Document Type: Article

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