Regulation of cytokinesis: FtsZ and its accessory proteins

Regulation of the Peptidoglycan Polymerase Activity of PBP1b by Antagonist Actions of the Core Divisome Proteins FtsBLQ and FtsN

(2019) Adrien Boes et al.   mBio

FtsW is a peptidoglycan polymerase that is functional only in complex with its cognate penicillin-binding protein

(2019) Atsushi Taguchi et al.   Nature Microbiology

Structure of the Large Extracellular Loop of FtsX and Its Interaction with the Essential Peptidoglycan Hydrolase PcsB in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2019) Britta E. Rued et al.   mBio

Movement dynamics of divisome proteins and PBP2x:FtsW in cells of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2019) Amilcar J. Perez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MinC and FtsZ mutant analysis provides insight into MinC/MinD-mediated Z ring disassembly

(2018) Kyung-Tae Park et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Interdependence of bacterial cell division and genome segregation and its potential in drug development

(2018) Hari S. Misra et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

FtsA reshapes membrane architecture and remodels the Z-ring in Escherichia coli

(2018) Joseph Conti et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Gain-of-function variants of FtsA form diverse oligomeric structures on lipids and enhance FtsZ protofilament bundling

(2018) Kara M. Schoenemann et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Efficient models of polymerization applied to FtsZ ring assembly inEscherichia coli

(2018) Álvaro Ruiz-Martínez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Disruption of divisome assembly rescued by FtsN–FtsA interaction inEscherichia coli

(2018) Sebastien Pichoff et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Escherichia coli ZipA Organizes FtsZ Polymers into Dynamic Ring-Like Protofilament Structures

(2018) Marcin Krupka et al.   mBio

Treadmilling analysis reveals new insights into dynamic FtsZ ring architecture

(2018) Diego A. Ramirez-Diaz et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Lateral interactions between protofilaments of the bacterial tubulin homolog FtsZ are essential for cell division

(2018) Fenghui Guan et al.   eLife

Super-resolution images of peptidoglycan remodelling enzymes at the division site of Escherichia coli

(2018) Bill Söderström et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Mapping the Contact Sites of the Escherichia coli Division-Initiating Proteins FtsZ and ZapA by BAMG Cross-Linking and Site-Directed Mutagenesis

(2018) Winfried Roseboom et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Structural Analysis of the Interaction between the Bacterial Cell Division Proteins FtsQ and FtsB

(2018) Danguole Kureisaite-Ciziene et al.   mBio

Outer membrane lipoprotein RlpA is a novel periplasmic interaction partner of the cell division protein FtsK in Escherichia coli

(2018) Alison M. Berezuk et al.   Scientific Reports

MinC N- and C-domain interactions modulate FtsZ assembly, division site selection and MinD-dependent oscillation in Escherichia coli

(2018) Christopher J. LaBreck et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Direct interaction between the two Z ring membrane anchors FtsA and ZipA

(2018) Daniel E. Vega et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The intrinsically disordered C-terminal linker of FtsZ regulates protofilament dynamics and superstructurein vitro

(2017) Kousik Sundararajan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The FtsLB subcomplex of the bacterial divisome is a tetramer with an uninterrupted FtsL helix linking the transmembrane and periplasmic regions

(2017) Samson G. F. Condon et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure of the Z Ring-associated Protein, ZapD, Bound to the C-terminal Domain of the Tubulin-like Protein, FtsZ, Suggests Mechanism of Z Ring Stabilization through FtsZ Cross-linking

(2017) Maria A. Schumacher et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

ZapA and ZapB form an FtsZ-independent structure at midcell

(2017) Jackson A. Buss et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A conserved coiled-coil protein pair focuses the cytokinetic Z-ring in Caulobacter crescentus

(2017) Selamawit Abi Woldemeskel et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

MinE conformational dynamics regulate membrane binding, MinD interaction, and Min oscillation

(2017) Kyung-Tae Park et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Treadmilling by FtsZ filaments drives peptidoglycan synthesis and bacterial cell division

(2017) Alexandre W. Bisson-Filho et al.   SCIENCE

Escherichia coli FtsA forms lipid-bound minirings that antagonize lateral interactions between FtsZ protofilaments

(2017) Marcin Krupka et al.   Nature Communications

The nucleoid occlusion factor Noc controls DNA replication initiation in Staphylococcus aureus

(2017) Ting Pang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Fast growth conditions uncouple the final stages of chromosome segregation and cell division in Escherichia coli

(2017) Elisa Galli et al.   PLoS Genetics

Proteolysis-Dependent Remodeling of the Tubulin Homolog FtsZ at the Division Septum in Escherichia coli

(2017) Marissa G. Viola et al.   PLoS One

The bacterial divisome: more than a ring?

(2016) Bill Söderström et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Structure and Mutational Analyses of Escherichia coli ZapD Reveal Charged Residues Involved in FtsZ Filament Bundling

(2016) Elyse J. Roach et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Structural and Biochemical Studies Reveal a Putative FtsZ Recognition Site on the Z-ring Stabilizer ZapD

(2016) Hwajung Choi et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

The role of MatP, ZapA and ZapB in chromosomal organization and dynamics inEscherichia coli

(2016) Jaana Männik et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Structures of the nucleoid occlusion protein SlmA bound to DNA and the C-terminal domain of the cytoskeletal protein FtsZ

(2016) Maria A. Schumacher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of the FtsZ C-Terminal Variable (CTV) Region in Z-Ring Assembly and Interaction with the Z-Ring Stabilizer ZapD in E. coli Cytokinesis

(2016) Kuo-Hsiang Huang et al.   PLoS One

Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ZapA allow identification of residues that mediate the interaction of ZapA with FtsZ

(2015) Maria Luiza C. Nogueira et al.   Biomolecular NMR Assignments

Crystal structure of the Z-ring associated cell division protein ZapC fromEscherichia coli

(2015) Cristina Ortiz et al.   FEBS LETTERS

ZapC promotes assembly and stability of FtsZ filaments by binding at a different site on FtsZ than ZipA

(2015) Anusri Bhattacharya et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Structural and Functional Analyses Reveal Insights into the Molecular Properties of theEscherichia coliZ Ring Stabilizing Protein, ZapC

(2015) Maria A. Schumacher et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Last but not least: new insights into how FtsN triggers constriction duringEscherichia colicell division

(2015) David S. Weiss   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Roles for both FtsA and the FtsBLQ subcomplex in FtsN-stimulated cell constriction inEscherichia coli

(2015) Bing Liu et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

LytM Proteins Play a Crucial Role in Cell Separation, Outer Membrane Composition, and Pathogenesis in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

(2015) Giuseppe Ercoli et al.   mBio

The Nucleoid Occlusion SlmA Protein Accelerates the Disassembly of the FtsZ Protein Polymers without Affecting Their GTPase Activity

(2015) Elisa J. Cabré et al.   PLoS One

The bacterial cell division regulators MinD and MinC form polymers in the presence of nucleotide

(2014) Joseph Conti et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Cell Shape Can Mediate the Spatial Organization of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton

(2013) Siyuan Wang et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Spatial control of the cell division site by the Min system inEscherichia coli

(2013) Yu-Ling Shih et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Structural Change in FtsZ Induced by Intermolecular Interactions between Bound GTP and the T7 Loop

(2013) Takashi Matsui et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of the MinC-FtsZ Interaction in Bacillus subtilis

(2013) Valdir Blasios et al.   PLoS One

SlmA forms a higher-order structure on DNA that inhibits cytokinetic Z-ring formation over the nucleoid

(2013) N. K. Tonthat et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A MatP-divisome interaction coordinates chromosome segregation with cell division inE. coli

(2012) Olivier Espéli et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

FtsZ-ZapA-ZapB Interactome of Escherichia coli

(2011) E. Galli et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Identification of Escherichia coli ZapC (YcbW) as a Component of the Division Apparatus That Binds and Bundles FtsZ Polymers

(2011) C. A. Hale et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Identification and Characterization of ZapC, a Stabilizer of the FtsZ Ring in Escherichia coli

(2011) J. M. Durand-Heredia et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

FtsA mutants impaired for self-interaction bypass ZipA suggesting a model in which FtsA's self-interaction competes with its ability to recruit downstream division proteins

(2011) Sebastien Pichoff et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Min protein patterns emerge from rapid rebinding and membrane interaction of MinE

(2011) Martin Loose et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

An ATP-binding cassette transporter-like complex governs cell-wall hydrolysis at the bacterial cytokinetic ring

(2011) D. C. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A model for the Escherichia coli FtsB/FtsL/FtsQ cell division complex

(2011) Felipe Villanelo et al.   BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

TheEscherichia coliDNA translocase FtsK : Figure 1

(2010) David J. Sherratt et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

The integral membrane FtsW protein and peptidoglycan synthase PBP3 form a subcomplex in Escherichia coli

(2010) C. Fraipont et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Spatial resolution of two bacterial cell division proteins: ZapA recruits ZapB to the inner face of the Z-ring

(2010) Elisa Galli et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

FtsK - a bacterial cell division checkpoint?

(2010) Ian Grainge   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

ATP-Binding Site Lesions in FtsE Impair Cell Division

(2009) S. J. R. Arends et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Delayed activation of Xer recombination at dif by FtsK during septum assembly in Escherichia coli

(2008) Sean P. Kennedy et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY