MapZ marks the division sites and positions FtsZ rings in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Aurore Fleurie, Christian Lesterlin (), Sylvie Manuse, Chao Zhao, Caroline Cluzel, Jean-Pierre Lavergne, Mirita Franz-Wachtel, Boris Macek, Christophe Combet, Erkin Kuru, Michael S. VanNieuwenhze, Yves V. Brun, David Sherratt and Christophe Grangeasse ()
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Aurore Fleurie: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France
Christian Lesterlin: University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
Sylvie Manuse: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France
Chao Zhao: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France
Caroline Cluzel: Laboratoire de Biologie Tissulaire et d’Ingénierie Thrérapeutique, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5305, Lyon 69007, France
Jean-Pierre Lavergne: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France
Mirita Franz-Wachtel: Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
Boris Macek: Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
Christophe Combet: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France
Erkin Kuru: Indiana University
Michael S. VanNieuwenhze: Indiana University
Yves V. Brun: Indiana University
David Sherratt: University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
Christophe Grangeasse: Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5086, Lyon 69007, France

Nature, 2014, vol. 516, issue 7530, 259-262

Abstract: A new mechanism is identified for correct placement of the division machinery in Streptococcus pneumoniae that relies on the novel factor MapZ to form ring structures at the cell equator; these structures move apart as the cell elongates, acting as permanent markers of division sites.

Date: 2014
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