Activation of the Escherichia coli cell division protein FtsZ by a low-affinity interaction with monovalent cations - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2006 Sep 4;580(20):4941-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.083. Epub 2006 Aug 8.

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Activation of the Escherichia coli cell division protein FtsZ by a low-affinity interaction with monovalent cations

Michael Tadros et al. FEBS Lett. 2006.

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Abstract

We have investigated the activation of FtsZ by monovalent cations. FtsZ polymerization was dependent on the concentrations of protein and monovalent salts, and was accompanied by the uptake of a single ion per monomer added. The affinity and the specificity for the cation were low. Potassium, ammonium, rubidium or sodium activated FtsZ to different extents. Electron microscopy showed that polymers formed with either rubidium, or potassium, were very similar, as were their nucleotide turnover rates. The GTPase activity was lower with rubidium than with potassium, indicating that nucleotide exchange is independent of nucleotide hydrolysis. Control of polymerization by binding of a low affinity cation might govern the dynamic behavior of the FtsZ polymers.

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