A new assembly pathway for the cytokinetic Z ring from a dynamic helical structure in vegetatively growing cells of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 487-499

  Peters, Phoebe C ^a   Migocki, Margaret D ^b   Thoni, Carola ^c   Harry, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Leica Microsystems   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTSA PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; POLYMER; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RING CHROMOSOME; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; Z RING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247349124     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05673.x     Document Type: Article

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