Highlights•Compositions of IDPs fall into distinct classes.•Compositional classes encode
preferences for distinct conformational classes.•Functions of disordered proteins are …

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 …

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 …

Highlights•The discovery of the FtsZ ring by Bi and Lutkenhaus in 1991 was a defining
moment in the field of bacterial cell division.•The past 25 years of research have significantly …

Bacterial cell division is mediated by the divisome which is organized by the Z ring, a
cytoskeletal element formed by the polymerization of the tubulin homologue FtsZ. Despite …

Growth rate and nutrient availability are the primary determinants of size in single-celled
organisms: rapidly growing Escherichia coli cells are more than twice as large as their slow …

Bacterial cell division is initiated by the midcell assembly of polymers of the tubulin-like
GTPase FtsZ. The FtsZ ring (Z-ring) is a discontinuous structure made of dynamic patches of …

FtsZ, a GTPase distributed in the cytoplasm of most bacteria, is the major component of the
machinery responsible for division (the divisome) in Escherichia coli. It interacts with …

Intrinsically disordered proteins/regions (IDPs/IDRs) contribute to a diverse array of
molecular functions in eukaryotic systems. There is also growing recognition that …

Liquid–liquid phase separation is a fundamental biophysical process to organize eukaryotic
and prokaryotic cytosols. While many biomolecular condensates are formed in the vicinity of …