Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
Minicells form when septum formation occurs too frequently or in the wrong place, with the result that one of the new daughter cells lacks a chromosome.
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he gene ftsZ plays a central role in division. Mutations in ftsZ block septum formation and generate filaments.
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FtsZ is a GTPase that forms a ring on the inside of the bacterial envelope. It is connected to other cytoskeletal components.
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The structme of FtsZ resembles tubulin,
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wo other proteins needed for division, ZipA and FtsA.