Cell division protein
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<StructureSection load='1w5b' size='400' side='right' scene= caption='Ftsz complex with GTP (PDB code [[1w5b]])'> | <StructureSection load='1w5b' size='400' side='right' scene= caption='Ftsz complex with GTP (PDB code [[1w5b]])'> | ||
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| - | '''Cell Division Protein FtsZ''' (Ftsz) is the prokaryotic homolog of tubulin. Ftsz assembles into a ring at the site of the septum in bacterial cell division. Ftsz stands for Filamenting Temperature-Sensitive mutant Z. | + | == Function == |
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| + | '''Cell Division Protein FtsZ''' (Ftsz) is the prokaryotic homolog of tubulin. Ftsz assembles into a ring at the site of the septum in bacterial cell division. Ftsz stands for Filamenting Temperature-Sensitive mutant Z. Ftsz can bind GTP and hydrolyze it to GDP. | ||
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| + | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | + | The GTP binding site. | |
== 3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz == | == 3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz == | ||
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Function
Cell Division Protein FtsZ (Ftsz) is the prokaryotic homolog of tubulin. Ftsz assembles into a ring at the site of the septum in bacterial cell division. Ftsz stands for Filamenting Temperature-Sensitive mutant Z. Ftsz can bind GTP and hydrolyze it to GDP.
Structural highlights
The GTP binding site.
3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz
Updated on 29-November-2015
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