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Wiley
FEBS Letters (311)
Abstract

The prokaryotic tubulin homologue FtsZ polymerizes in vitro in a nucleotide dependent fashion. Here we report that replacement of the strictly conserved Asp212 residue of Escherichia coli FtsZ by a Cys or Asn, but not by a Glu residue results in FtsZ that polymerizes with divalent cations in the absence of added GTP. FtsZ D212C and D212N mutants co‐purify with GTP as bound nucleotide, providing an explanation for the unusual phenotype. We conclude that D212 plays a critical role in the coordination of a metal ion and the nucleotide at the interface of two FtsZ monomers.

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Scheffers, D.-J., de Wit, J. G., den Blaauwen, T., & Driessen, A. J. M. (2001). Substitution of a conserved aspartate allows cation‐induced polymerization of FtsZ. FEBS Letters, 494(1–2), 34–37. Portico.

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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 25, 2002, 5:49 p.m.)
Deposited 1 year, 11 months ago (Sept. 16, 2023, 3:54 p.m.)
Indexed 11 months, 2 weeks ago (Sept. 13, 2024, 12:44 p.m.)
Issued 24 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 2001)
Published 24 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 2001)
Published Online 24 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 2001)
Published Print 24 years, 4 months ago (April 6, 2001)
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@article{Scheffers_2001, title={Substitution of a conserved aspartate allows cation‐induced polymerization of FtsZ}, volume={494}, ISSN={1873-3468}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02310-9}, DOI={10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02310-9}, number={1–2}, journal={FEBS Letters}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Scheffers, Dirk-Jan and de Wit, Janny G and den Blaauwen, Tanneke and Driessen, Arnold J.M}, year={2001}, month=apr, pages={34–37} }