Bacterial cytoskeleton: not your run-of-the-mill tubulin.
Large plasmids of some Bacillus species encode a distinct tubulin homolog, TubZ, implicated in maintenance of the host plasmid. A recent study has shown that TubZ polymers exhibit treadmilling behavior in vivo, suggesting that they are involved in mitotic activity.
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. William.Margolin@uth.tmc.edu
D001407:Bacillus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014404:Tubulin
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