Bacteria divide by binary fission. The protein machine responsible for this process is the
divisome, a transient assembly of more than 30 proteins in and on the surface of the …

The division of Escherichia coli is an essential process strictly regulated in time and space. It
requires the association of FtsZ with other proteins to assemble a dynamic ring during …

Formation of the FtsZ ring (Z ring) in Escherichia coli is the first step in the assembly of the
divisome, a protein machine required for cell division. Although the biochemical functions of …

Cell division requires the assembly of a protein complex called the divisome. The divisome
assembles in a hierarchical manner, with FtsA functioning as a hub to connect the Z-ring …

Bacterial cell division is mediated by the divisome which is organized by the Z ring, a
cytoskeletal element formed by the polymerization of the tubulin homologue FtsZ. Despite …

Bacteria must divide to increase in number and colonize their niche. Binary fission is the
most widespread means of bacterial cell division, but even this relatively simple mechanism …

Cell division is a key event in the bacterial life cycle. It involves constriction at the midcell, so
that one cell can give rise to two daughter cells. This constriction is mediated by a ring …

The divisome is the macromolecular complex that carries out cell division in Escherichia coli.
Every generation it must be assembled, and then disassembled so that the sequestered …

Decades of research, much of it in Escherichia coli, have yielded a wealth of insight into
bacterial cell division. Here, we provide an overview of the E. coli division machinery with an …

Assembly of the divisome in E scherichia coli occurs in two temporally distinct steps. First,
FtsZ filaments attached to the membrane through interaction with FtsA and ZipA coalesce …