The ability to split one cell into two is fundamental to all life, and many bacteria can
accomplish this feat several times per hour with high accuracy. Most bacteria call on an …

In this review, we explore the regulation of septal peptidoglycan (sPG) synthesis in bacterial
cell division, a critical process for cell viability and proper morphology. Recent single …

During bacterial cell division, filaments of tubulin-like FtsZ form the Z-ring, which is the
cytoplasmic scaffold for divisome assembly. In Escherichia coli, the actin homologue FtsA …

The emergence of large-scale order in self-organized systems relies on local interactions
between individual components. During bacterial cell division, FtsZ—a prokaryotic …

The bacterial divisome is a complex nanomachine that drives cell division and separation.
The essentiality of these processes leads to the assumption that proteins with core roles will …

Most bacteria use the tubulin homolog FtsZ to organize their cell division. FtsZ polymers
initially assemble into mobile complexes that circle around a ring‐like structure at the cell …

A critical cell cycle checkpoint for most bacteria is the onset of constriction when the septal
peptidoglycan synthesis starts. According to the current understanding, the arrival of FtsN to …

During bacterial cytokinesis, polymers of the bacterial tubulin FtsZ coalesce into the Z ring to
orchestrate divisome assembly and septal cell wall synthesis. Previous studies have found …

Filaments in the cell commonly treadmill. Driven by energy consumption, they grow on one
end while shrinking on the other, causing filaments to appear motile even though individual …

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 …