Bacterial division FtsZ forms liquid condensates with nucleoid-associated Z-ring inhibitor SlmA
Begoña Monterroso, Silvia Zorrilla, Marta Sobrinos-Sanguino, Miguel A. Robles-Ramos, Marina López-Álvarez, Christine D. Keating, Germán Rivas
The paper shows that FtsZ forms liquid condensates with SlmA in E. coli, suggesting a role for phase transitions in regulating division ring assembly.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2018 · PreprintBiochemistry