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Cell division protein
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== Function == | == 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. | + | '''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.<ref>PMID:15558053</ref> |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | <scene name='47/473540/Cv/2'>The GTP binding site</scene> (PDB code [[1w5b]]). | + | <scene name='47/473540/Cv/2'>The GTP binding site</scene> (PDB code [[1w5b]]). |
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== 3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz == | == 3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz == | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 6 December 2015
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3D Structures of cell division protein Ftsz
Updated on 06-December-2015
References
- ↑ Oliva MA, Cordell SC, Lowe J. Structural insights into FtsZ protofilament formation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Dec;11(12):1243-50. Epub 2004 Nov 21. PMID:15558053 doi:10.1038/nsmb855
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