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Review
. 2002 May;2(5):519-21.
doi: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00178-8.

Unexpected twist to the Z ring

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Unexpected twist to the Z ring

Joe Lutkenhaus. Dev Cell. 2002 May.
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Abstract

Development in Bacillus subtilis involves a switch in the location of the cytokinetic Z ring from midcell to the pole. Time lapse photography of an FtsZ-GFP fusion reveals that this switch involves a spiral intermediate and allows identification of the specific sporulation functions involved.

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