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. 2000 Feb 18;287(5456):1276-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.287.5456.1276.

Mitochondrial FtsZ in a chromophyte alga

P L Beech  1 , T Nheu, T Schultz, S Herbert, T Lithgow, P R Gilson, G I McFadden
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Mitochondrial FtsZ in a chromophyte alga

P L Beech et al. Science. .

Abstract

A homolog of the bacterial cell division gene ftsZ was isolated from the alga Mallomonas splendens. The nuclear-encoded protein (MsFtsZ-mt) was closely related to FtsZs of the alpha-proteobacteria, possessed a mitochondrial targeting signal, and localized in a pattern consistent with a role in mitochondrial division. Although FtsZs are known to act in the division of chloroplasts, MsFtsZ-mt appears to be a mitochondrial FtsZ and may represent a mitochondrial division protein.

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