Z-ring-independent interaction between a subdomain of FtsA and late septation proteins as revealed by a polar recruitment assay

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 7736-7744

  Corbin, Brian D ^a   Geissler, Brett ^a   Sadasivam, Mahalakshmi ^a   Margolin, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FTSA 1C; PROTEIN FTSI; PROTEIN FTSN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING;

CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ZINC FINGERS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 7744230898     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.22.7736-7744.2004     Document Type: Article

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