Cell division and transcription of ftsZ.
For normal cell division, the ftsZ gene must be transcribed from a number of promoters that are located within the proximal upstream genes (ddlB, ftsQ, and ftsA). We show that the main promoters have identical responses to changes in growth rate, i.e., under all conditions, the frequency of transcription per septum formed is approximately constant and independent of cell size or growth rate per se. We also show that transcription from these promoters is independent of stationary-phase transcription factor sigma s.
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Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Masters
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Donachie
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C071525:FtsZ protein, Bacteria; D012808:Sigma Factor; C069567:sigma factor KatF protein, Bacteria; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins