FtsK - a bacterial cell division checkpoint?

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1055-1057

  Grainge, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN FTSK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC LINKAGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SEPTUM NUCLEUS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649610196     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07411.x     Document Type: Article

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