title: Role of leucine zipper motifs in association of the Escherichia coli cell division proteins FtsL and FtsB.
abstract: FtsL and FtsB are two inner-membrane proteins that are essential constituents of the cell division apparatus of Escherichia coli. In this study, we demonstrate that the leucine zipper-like (LZ) motifs, located in the periplasmic domain of FtsL and FtsB, are required for an optimal interaction between these two essential proteins.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, CNRS URA 2185, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robichon
authors.forename: Gouzel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karimova
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beckwith
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ladant
mesh_terms: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016350:Leucine Zippers; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C456028:FtsB protein, E coli; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C078387:ftsL protein, E coli