Peptidoglycan synthesis drives an FtsZ-treadmilling-independent step of cytokinesis
Peptidoglycan synthesis drives an FtsZ-treadmilling-independent step of cytokinesis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Single-cell fluorescence microscopy reveals that cytokinesis occurs in two stages in
Staphylococcus aureus
, an initial slow phase followed by a faster phase after MurJ protein recruitment to the midcell triggers peptidoglycan synthesis.
The cell division conundrum in cocci
The bacterial wall is made of peptidoglycan. Rod-shaped bacteri...
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Peptidoglycan synthesis drives an FtsZ-treadmilling-independent step of cytokinesis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5823765
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5823765
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature25506
