| Literature DB >> 10671467 |
T Onoda1, J Enokizono, H Kaya, A Oshima, P Freestone, V Norris.
Abstract
Growth of a wall-less, L-form of Escherichia coli specifically requires calcium, and in its absence, cells ceased dividing, became spherical, swelled, developed large vacuoles, and eventually lysed. The key cell division protein, FtsZ, was present in the L-form at a concentration five times less than that in the parental strain. One interpretation of these results is that the L-form possesses an enzoskeleton partly regulated by calcium.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10671467 PMCID: PMC94432 DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.5.1419-1422.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490