Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring.
The Z ring, composed of the tubulin homolog FtsZ, is essential for bacterial cell division. Recently a new protein, ZapA, has been discovered that localizes to the Z ring and stabilizes it, probably by promoting the bundling of FtsZ protofilaments.
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin, 77030, Houston, TX, USA. William.Margolin@uth.tmc.edu
D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C071525:FtsZ protein, Bacteria; C080466:MinC protein, Bacteria; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C095666:serralysin