Straight and curved conformations of FtsZ are regulated by GTP hydrolysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 164-170

  Lu, Chunlin ^a   Reedy, Mary ^a   Erickson, Harold P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033986992     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.164-170.2000     Document Type: Article

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