Mapping and characterization of mutants of the Escherichia coli cell division gene, ftsA
โ Scribed by A. C. Robinson; K. J. Begg; J. Sweeney; A. Condie; W. D. Donachie
- Book ID
- 110830642
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 26 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-382X
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Cells of Escherichia coli which produce high levels of the sfiA protein are UV-sensitive and filament extensively. It has been postulated that the sfiA protein is a division inhibitor which interacts with the ftsZ protein (formerly called sfiB or sulB) leading to cell division arrest. Under certain