FtsA is localized to the septum in an FtsZ-dependent manner
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 178 (24) , 7167-7172
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.178.24.7167-7172.1996
Abstract
The localization of the cell division protein FtsA in E. coli was examined. FtsA was found to localize to the septum in a ring pattern as previously shown for FtsZ. The localization of FtsA was completely dependent on the localization of FtsZ. Under a variety of conditions that prevented formation of the Z ring, FtsA was unable to localize. In mutants where FtsZ forms structures in addition to Z rings, the pattern of FtsA duplicated these structures. These results suggest that the Z ring recruits FtsA to the septum.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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