The MinDE system is a generic spatial cue for membrane protein distribution in vitro

The MinDE system is a generic spatial cue for membrane protein distribution in vitro

The E. coli MinCDE system oscillates between cell poles to position the main division protein FtsZ. Here authors use in vitro reconstitution to show that MinDE oscillations also regulate unrelated membrane proteins spatiotemporally into patterns and gradients by forming a moving physical barrier.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beatrice Ramm, Philipp Glock, Jonas Mücksch, Philipp Blumhardt, Daniela A. García-Soriano, Michael Heymann, Petra Schwille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06310-1
Description
Summary:The E. coli MinCDE system oscillates between cell poles to position the main division protein FtsZ. Here authors use in vitro reconstitution to show that MinDE oscillations also regulate unrelated membrane proteins spatiotemporally into patterns and gradients by forming a moving physical barrier.
ISSN:2041-1723

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