Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Curr Biol. 2010 Dec 7;20(23):R1024-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.052.
Most bacteria divide by assembling filaments of the tubulin-like protein FtsZ into a cytokinetic ring, which then constricts. A recent study suggests that Caulobacter crescentus uses a novel regulator, FzlA, to activate ring constriction by inducing helical bundles of FtsZ filaments.
大多数细菌通过将类似微管蛋白的 FtsZ 蛋白装配成细胞分裂环,然后进行收缩来进行分裂。最近的一项研究表明,新月柄杆菌利用一种新型调节剂 FzlA 通过诱导 FtsZ 丝的螺旋束来激活环的收缩。