A rapid fluorescence assay for FtsZ assembly indicates cooperative assembly with a dimer nucleus

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 505-514

  Chen, Yaodong ^a   Bjornson, Keith ^a,b   Redick, Sambra D ^a,c   Erickson, Harold P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CEPTYR Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; FTSZ PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SEDIMENTATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 11244348910     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044149     Document Type: Article

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