The FtsZ protofilament and attachment of ZipA - structural constraints on the FtsZ power stroke

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作者
Erickson, HP [1 ]
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[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cell Biol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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10.1016/S0955-0674(00)00174-5
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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Bacterial cell division protein FtsZ forms protofilaments in vitro that can shift from a straight to a curved conformation. The inside of the curved protofilaments, which corresponds to the carboxyl terminus, should face the center of the cell as curvature increases during constriction of the Z-ring. ZipA, a membrane-tethered division protein, binds to a highly conserved short peptide on the carboxyl terminus of FtsZ. A model is proposed here for how membrane-bound ZipA can reach around the FtsZ protofilament to bind the carboxyterminal peptide, which faces away from the membrane.
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