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Review
. 2003 Jan 8;13(1):R16-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01381-7.

Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring

William Margolin  1
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Review

Bacterial division: the fellowship of the ring

William Margolin. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The Z ring, composed of the tubulin homolog FtsZ, is essential for bacterial cell division. Recently a new protein, ZapA, has been discovered that localizes to the Z ring and stabilizes it, probably by promoting the bundling of FtsZ protofilaments.

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