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SUBMITTER: Kumar P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5603902 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kumar Pramod P Yadav Amarjeet A Fishov Itzhak I Feingold Mario M
Frontiers in microbiology 20170911
The Z-ring plays a central role in bacterial division. It consists of FtsZ filaments, but the way these reorganize in the ring-like structure during septation remains largely unknown. Here, we measure the effective constriction dynamics of the ring. Using an oscillating optical trap, we can switch individual rod-shaped <i>E. coli</i> cells between horizontal and vertical orientations. In the vertical orientation, the fluorescent Z-ring image appears as a symmetric circular structure that renders ...[more]