Ghigo JM, Weiss DS, Chen JC, Yarrow JC, Beckwith J. (1999)
Localization of FtsL to the Escherichia coli septal ring.



Fluorescence image (following deconvolution) of FtsL::GFP chimera protein localized
as a ring in a living, dividing E. colicell. FtsL and other cell division
proteins localize to the Z ring and are required for proper septum formation in E. coli.

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All Introduction Images and Schematics:

  • 1. Septum in a dividing cell (TEM).
  • 2. Schematic of FtsZ function during cell division.
  • 3. FtsL::GFP chimera protein localized as a ring in vivo.
  • 4. Time-lapse FtsZ localization and self-assembly.
  • 5. FtsZ/tubulin sequence alignment.
  • 6. Evolutionary history of FtsZ and tubulin.

    Used by permission of Dr. Jon Beckwith, Harvard University.