Roles of FtsA and FtsZ in Activation of Division Sites

AUTOR(ES)

Begg, Ken

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Increasing FtsZ induces the formation of minicells at cell poles but does not increase the frequency or timing of central divisions. A coordinate increase in both FtsZ and FtsA, however, increases the frequency of both polar and central divisions.

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