PomZ, a ParA-like protein, regulates Z-ring formation and cell division in Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-253

  Treuner Lange, Anke ^a   Aguiluz, Kryssia ^a   van der Does, Chris ^a   Gómez Santos, Nuria ^b   Harms, Andrea ^a   Schumacher, Dominik ^a   Lenz, Peter ^c   Hoppert, Michael ^d   Kahnt, Jörg ^a   Muñoz Dorado, José ^b   Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FTSZ PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; POMZ PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; Z RING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 84872394561     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12094     Document Type: Article

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