Cap-tivating findings provide insight into bacterial cell division

In most bacteria, cell division is orchestrated by the tubulin homolog FtsZ. To ensure the correct placement of the division machinery, FtsZ activity needs to be tightly regulated. Corrales-Guerrero et al. now describe the molecular details of how MipZ, an alphaproteobacterial regulator, interacts w...

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Published inTrends in microbiology (Regular ed.) Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 219 - 221
Main Authors Sallmen, Joseph W., Schlimpert, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2023
Subjects
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Caulobacter
Caulobacter crescentus
Cell Division
Cytoskeletal Proteins - genetics
division site placement
FtsZ
MipZ
Tubulin
MipZ
FtsZ
division site placement
Caulobacter
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Summary:In most bacteria, cell division is orchestrated by the tubulin homolog FtsZ. To ensure the correct placement of the division machinery, FtsZ activity needs to be tightly regulated. Corrales-Guerrero et al. now describe the molecular details of how MipZ, an alphaproteobacterial regulator, interacts with FtsZ to promote proper cell division.
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ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.01.005