Bacteria must divide to increase in number and colonize their niche. Binary fission is the
most widespread means of bacterial cell division, but even this relatively simple mechanism …

The actin filament is astonishingly well conserved across a diverse set of eukaryotic species.
It has essentially remained unchanged in the billion years that separate yeast, Arabidopsis …

Genomically minimal cells, such as JCVI-syn3. 0, offer a platform to clarify genes underlying
core physiological processes. Although this minimal cell includes genes essential for …

Recent advances have made cryogenic (cryo) electron microscopy a key technique to
achieve near-atomic-resolution structures of biochemically isolated macromolecular …

Bacterial cytokinesis is commonly initiated by the Z-ring, a cytoskeletal structure that
assembles at the site of division. Its primary component is FtsZ, a tubulin superfamily …

Cell division in Escherichia coli is mediated by a large protein complex called the divisome.
Most of the divisome proteins have been identified, but how they assemble onto the Z ring …

Bacterial cell division is facilitated by the divisome, a dynamic multiprotein assembly
localizing at mid‐cell to synthesize the stress‐bearing peptidoglycan and to constrict all cell …

Membrane constriction is a prerequisite for cell division. The most common membrane
constriction system in prokaryotes is based on the tubulin homologue FtsZ, whose filaments …

Bacterial cell division is orchestrated by the divisome, a protein complex centered on the
tubulin homolog FtsZ. FtsZ polymerizes into a dynamic ring that defines the division site …

Abstract Development of effective anti-microbial therapeutics has been hindered by the
emergence of bacterial strains with multi-drug resistance and biofilm formation capabilities …