Selection of the midcell division site in Bacillus subtilis through MinD‐dependent polar localization and activation of MinC
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 33 (1) , 84-96
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01450.x
Abstract
Bacterial cell division commences with the assembly of the tubulin‐like protein, FtsZ, at midcell to form a ring. Division site selection in rod‐shaped bacteria is mediated by MinC and MinD, which fo...Keywords
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