Molecular analysis of the key cytokinetic components of cyanobacteria: FtsZ, ZipN and MinCDE

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1145-1158

  Mazouni, Khalil ^a   Domain, Francis ^a   Cassier Chauvat, Corinne ^a   Chauvat, Franck ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN MINCDE; PROTEIN ZIPN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL KINETICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP40 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 3142722865     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04042.x     Document Type: Article

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