Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring

Curr Biol. 2003 Jan 8;13(1):R16-8. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01381-7.

Abstract

The Z ring, composed of the tubulin homolog FtsZ, is essential for bacterial cell division. Recently a new protein, ZapA, has been discovered that localizes to the Z ring and stabilizes it, probably by promoting the bundling of FtsZ protofilaments.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / cytology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology*
  • Cell Division / physiology
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins*
  • Metalloendopeptidases / physiology*
  • Mutation

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • FtsZ protein, Bacteria
  • MinC protein, Bacteria
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • serralysin