Journal of Bacteriology, June 2000, p. 3607-3611, Vol. 182, No. 12
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
Received 3 January 2000/Accepted 24 March 2000
Using immunofluorescence microscopy, we have examined the dependency of localization among three Bacillus subtilis division proteins, FtsZ, DivIB, and DivIC, to the division site. DivIC is required for DivIB localization. However, DivIC localization is dependent on DivIB only at high growth temperatures, at which DivIB is essential for division. FtsZ localization is required for septal recruitment of DivIB and DivIC, but FtsZ can be recruited independently of DivIB. These localization studies suggest a more specific role for DivIB in division, involving interaction with DivIC.
Present address: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, A-1030,
Vienna, Austria.
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