Divisome under construction: Distinct domains of the small membrane protein ftsb are necessary for interaction with multiple cell division proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2815-2825

  Gonzalez, Mark D ^a   Beckwith, Jon ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSB PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FTSB PROTEIN, E COLI; FTSL PROTEIN, E COLI; FTSQ PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOPLASM; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; GENE DELETION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 65249155295     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01597-08     Document Type: Article

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