FtsZ rings and helices: Physical mechanisms for the dynamic alignment of biopolymers in rod-shaped bacteria

Physical Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Fischer Friedrich, Elisabeth ^a   Friedrich, Benjamin M ^a   Gov, Nir S ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOPOLYMER; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84856957095     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/9/1/016009     Document Type: Article

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