Abstract
A homolog of the bacterial cell division gene ftsZ was isolated from the alga Mallomonas splendens. The nuclear-encoded protein (MsFtsZ-mt) was closely related to FtsZs of the alpha-proteobacteria, possessed a mitochondrial targeting signal, and localized in a pattern consistent with a role in mitochondrial division. Although FtsZs are known to act in the division of chloroplasts, MsFtsZ-mt appears to be a mitochondrial FtsZ and may represent a mitochondrial division protein.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alphaproteobacteria / chemistry
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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Biological Evolution
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Chloroplasts / chemistry
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Chloroplasts / physiology
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Eukaryota / chemistry*
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Eukaryota / genetics
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Eukaryota / physiology
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Eukaryota / ultrastructure
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Fungal Proteins / analysis
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GTP Phosphohydrolases / analysis
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GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
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GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
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GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
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Gene Library
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Microscopy, Confocal
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Microscopy, Fluorescence
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Mitochondria / chemistry*
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Mitochondria / metabolism
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Mitochondria / physiology
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Mitochondria / ultrastructure
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Mitochondrial Proteins
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Plant Proteins / chemistry*
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Plant Proteins / genetics
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Plant Proteins / metabolism*
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / analysis
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
Substances
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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FTSZ protein, Arabidopsis
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Fungal Proteins
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Mitochondrial Proteins
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Plant Proteins
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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GTP Phosphohydrolases
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GTP-Binding Proteins
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DNM1 protein, S cerevisiae
Associated data
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GENBANK/AB032071
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GENBANK/AF120116
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GENBANK/AF120117