Publication Date:
2015-08-19
Description:
Bacterial division initiates at the site of a contractile Z-ring composed of polymerized FtsZ. The location of the Z-ring in the cell is controlled by a system of three mutually antagonistic proteins, MinC, MinD, and MinE. Plastid division is also known to be dependent on homologs of these proteins,...
Keywords:
Symbioses Becoming Permanent: The Origins and Evolutionary Trajectories of Organelles Sackler Colloq
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General