title: Bacterial division: Finding the dividing line.
abstract: Division of a cell - whether eukaryotic or prokaryotic - requires accurate spatial coordination. Recent work on the bacterium Escherichia coli has shown that correct placement of the cell division site at the midcell position occurs by a combination of selection against potential polar sites and selection of the midcell site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Maddock
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002455:Cell Division; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C071525:FtsZ protein, Bacteria; C080466:MinC protein, Bacteria; C093548:MinE protein, E coli; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C072069:MinD protein, E coli