G. Rivas

Evidence for biomolecular condensates of MatP in spatiotemporal regulation of the bacterial cell division cycle

This study shows MatP forms biomolecular condensates that regulate bacterial cell division and antibiotic tolerance.

Crosslinking by ZapD drives the assembly of short FtsZ filaments into toroidal structures in solution

This study shows ZapD crosslinks FtsZ filaments into toroidal structures, revealing how crosslinking density and geometry enable Z ring formation in bacteria.

Assembly of bacterial cell division protein FtsZ into dynamic biomolecular condensates

This study shows FtsZ can form dynamic biomolecular condensates independently of SlmA, suggesting a broader role for phase separation in bacterial cell division.

Bidirectional FtsZ filament treadmilling transforms lipid membranes via torsional stress

This study shows FtsZ filaments generate forces via bidirectional treadmilling, causing lipid membrane deformation and constriction in vitro.

FtsZ assembles the bacterial cell division machinery by a diffusion-and-capture mechanism

The paper shows FtsZ treadmilling recruits divisome proteins via diffusion-and-capture, explaining how the Z-ring dynamically assembles the bacterial cell division machinery.

The bacterial DNA binding protein MatP involved in linking the nucleoid terminal domain to the divisome at midcell interacts with lipid membranes

The paper shows MatP interacts with lipid membranes in E. coli during cell division, suggesting lipid binding modulates its localization and function without requiring DNA.

Escherichia coli ZipA organizes FtsZ polymers into dynamic ring-like protofilament structures

This paper shows ZipA does not reduce FtsZ dynamics by bundling but instead allows dynamic FtsZ vortices at low surface densities on lipid membranes.