MinDE-Dependent Pole-to-Pole Oscillation of Division Inhibitor MinC in Escherichia coli
- 15 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 181 (20) , 6419-6424
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.181.20.6419-6424.1999
Abstract
By inhibiting FtsZ ring formation near the cell ends, the MinC protein plays a critical role in proper positioning of the division apparatus in Escherichia coli. MinC activity requires that...This publication has 49 references indexed in Scilit:
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