Plant Min Protein Sits Tight And Rescues E. Coli
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 21:28
in Biology & Nature
A protein vital for correct chloroplast division in plants is able to take on a similar role in bacterial cells, according to new research. The Arabidopsis thaliana Min protein (AtMinD) localizes in E. coli cells' polar regions keeping cell division at its correct central location, yet unlike its E. coli homologue, AtMinD does not oscillate.