Cytoskeletal proteins: the evolution of cell division.
The prokaryotic cell division protein FtsZ and eukaryotic tubulin have been shown to have very similar structures and are most likely homologs. The evolutionary transition from FtsZ to tubulin could provide a window into the transition from prokaryotic cells to eukaryotic cells.
Faguy
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Department of Biochemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. dfaguy@is.dal.ca
Doolittle
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D002455:Cell Division; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014404:Tubulin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C071525:FtsZ protein, Bacteria; D014404:Tubulin