Addinall S G, Lutkenhaus J
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA.
J Bacteriol. 1996 Dec;178(24):7167-72. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7167-7172.1996.
The localization of the cell division protein FtsA in E. coli was examined. FtsA was found to localize to the septum in a ring pattern as previously shown for FtsZ. The localization of FtsA was completely dependent on the localization of FtsZ. Under a variety of conditions that prevented formation of the Z ring, FtsA was unable to localize. In mutants where FtsZ forms structures in addition to Z rings, the pattern of FtsA duplicated these structures. These results suggest that the Z ring recruits FtsA to the septum.
对大肠杆菌中细胞分裂蛋白FtsA的定位进行了检测。结果发现,FtsA以环状模式定位于隔膜,正如之前对FtsZ所显示的那样。FtsA的定位完全依赖于FtsZ的定位。在多种阻止Z环形成的条件下,FtsA无法定位。在FtsZ除形成Z环外还形成其他结构的突变体中,FtsA的模式复制了这些结构。这些结果表明,Z环将FtsA招募到隔膜处。