Oligomerization of FtsZ converts the FtsZ tail motif (conserved carboxy-terminal peptide) into a multivalent ligand with high avidity for partners ZipA and SlmA

Location of Dual Sites in E. coli FtsZ Important for Degradation by ClpXP; One at the C-Terminus and One in the Disordered Linker

(2014) Jodi L. Camberg et al.   PLoS One

SlmA Antagonism of FtsZ Assembly Employs a Two-pronged Mechanism like MinCD

(2014) Shishen Du et al.   PLoS Genetics

The most important thing is the tail: Multitudinous functionalities of intrinsically disordered protein termini

(2013) Vladimir N. Uversky   FEBS LETTERS

The C-terminal linker ofEscherichia coli FtsZ functions as an intrinsically disordered peptide

(2013) Kiani A. J. Arkus Gardner et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A flexible C-terminal linker is required for proper FtsZ assemblyin vitroand cytokinetic ring formationin vivo

(2013) P. J. Buske et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The bacterial cell division proteins FtsA and FtsZ self-organize into dynamic cytoskeletal patterns

(2013) Martin Loose et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Structural and genetic analyses reveal the protein SepF as a new membrane anchor for the Z ring

(2013) R. Duman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FtsZ Protofilaments Use a Hinge-Opening Mechanism for Constrictive Force Generation

(2013) Y. Li et al.   SCIENCE

The Escherichia coli Cell Division Protein ZipA Forms Homodimers Prior to Association with FtsZ

(2012) Karl Skoog et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Bacterial cytokinesis: From Z ring to divisome

(2012) Joe Lutkenhaus et al.   Cytoskeleton

FtsA forms actin-like protofilaments

(2012) Piotr Szwedziak et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Identification of ZapD as a Cell Division Factor That Promotes the Assembly of FtsZ in Escherichia coli

(2012) J. Durand-Heredia et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Dynamic Interaction of theEscherichia coliCell Division ZipA and FtsZ Proteins Evidenced in Nanodiscs

(2012) Víctor M. Hernández-Rocamora et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Extreme C Terminus of Bacterial Cytoskeletal Protein FtsZ Plays Fundamental Role in Assembly Independent of Modulatory Proteins

(2012) Paul J. Buske et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Reconstitution of the Escherichia coli cell division ZipA–FtsZ complexes in nanodiscs as revealed by electron microscopy

(2012) Víctor M. Hernández-Rocamora et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Bacillus subtilis SepF Binds to the C-Terminus of FtsZ

(2012) Ewa Król et al.   PLoS One

3D-SIM Super Resolution Microscopy Reveals a Bead-Like Arrangement for FtsZ and the Division Machinery: Implications for Triggering Cytokinesis

(2012) Michael P. Strauss et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

FtsZ polymers bound to lipid bilayers through ZipA form dynamic two dimensional networks

(2011) Pablo Mateos-Gil et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

ZipA Binds to FtsZ with High Affinity and Enhances the Stability of FtsZ Protofilaments

(2011) Anuradha Kuchibhatla et al.   PLoS One

Nucleoid occlusion factor SlmA is a DNA-activated FtsZ polymerization antagonist

(2011) Hongbaek Cho et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of Self-Association and Heteroassociation of Bacterial Cell Division Proteins FtsZ and ZipA in Solution by Composition Gradient−Static Light Scattering

(2010) Ariadna Martos et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Molecular mechanism by which the nucleoid occlusion factor, SlmA, keeps cytokinesis in check

(2010) Nam Ky Tonthat et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

FtsZ in Bacterial Cytokinesis: Cytoskeleton and Force Generator All in One

(2010) H. P. Erickson et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Examination of the interaction between FtsZ and MinCNinE. colisuggests how MinC disrupts Z rings

(2010) Bang Shen et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

In Vivo Structure of the E. coli FtsZ-ring Revealed by Photoactivated Localization Microscopy (PALM)

(2010) Guo Fu et al.   PLoS One

The GTPase Activity ofEscherichia coliFtsZ Determines the Magnitude of the FtsZ Polymer Bundling by ZapAin Vitro

(2009) Tamimount Mohammadi et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

The conserved C-terminal tail of FtsZ is required for the septal localization and division inhibitory activity of MinCC/MinD

(2009) Bang Shen et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

ClpXP protease degrades the cytoskeletal protein, FtsZ, and modulates FtsZ polymer dynamics

(2009) J. L. Camberg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flexible nets: disorder and induced fit in the associations of p53 and 14-3-3 with their partners

(2008) Christopher J Oldfield et al.   BMC GENOMICS

SSB as an Organizer/Mobilizer of Genome Maintenance Complexes

(2008) Robert D. Shereda et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

SepF Increases the Assembly and Bundling of FtsZ Polymers and Stabilizes FtsZ Protofilaments by Binding along Its Length

(2008) Jay Kumar Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY