Rapid pole-to-pole oscillation of a protein required for directing division to the middle of Escherichia coli

A division inhibitor and a topological specificity factor coded for by the minicell locus determine proper placement of the division septum in E. coli

1989 • 757 citations

MINIATURE escherichia coli CELLS DEFICIENT IN DNA

1967 • 629 citations

BACTERIAL CELL DIVISION AND THE Z RING

1997 • 468 citations

Cell division inhibitors SulA and MinCD prevent formation of the FtsZ ring

1993 • 409 citations

Polar localization of the MinD protein of Bacillus subtilis and its role in selection of the mid-cell division site

1998 • 366 citations

A Superfamily of ATPases with Diverse Functions Containing Either Classical or Deviant ATP-binding Motif

1993 • 322 citations

The MinD protein is a membrane ATPase required for the correct placement of the Escherichia coli division site.

1991 • 308 citations

The Bacillus subtilis DivIVA protein targets to the division septum and controls the site specificity of cell division

1997 • 283 citations

The MinE Ring: An FtsZ-Independent Cell Structure Required for Selection of the Correct Division Site in E. coli

1997 • 233 citations

BACTERIAL CELL DIVISION

1997 • 228 citations

Roles of MinC and MinD in the site-specific septation block mediated by the MinCDE system of Escherichia coli

1992 • 222 citations

The divIVA minicell locus of Bacillus subtilis

1997 • 184 citations

Interaction between FtsZ and inhibitors of cell division

1996 • 175 citations

Central role for the Escherichia coli minC gene product in two different cell division-inhibition systems.

1990 • 161 citations

Isolation and properties of minB, a complex genetic locus involved in correct placement of the division site in Escherichia coli

1988 • 145 citations

Identification of Bacillus subtilis genes for septum placement and shape determination

1992 • 142 citations

Bacterial Cell Division: The Cycle of the Ring

1997 • 138 citations

Quantal Behavior of a Diffusible Factor Which Initiates Septum Formation at Potential Division Sites in Escherichia coli

1974 • 132 citations

The divIVB region of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome encodes homologs of Escherichia coli septum placement (minCD) and cell shape (mreBCD) determinants

1992 • 126 citations

Deletion analysis of gene minE which encodes the topological specificity factor of cell division in Escherichia coli

1995 • 97 citations

Proper placement of the Escherichia coli division site requires two functions that are associated with different domains of the MinE protein.

1995 • 92 citations

The minCD locus of Bacillus subtilis lacks the minE determinant that provides topological specificity to cell division

1993 • 68 citations

Minicell-forming mutants of Escherichia coli: suppression of both DicB- and MinD-dependent division inhibition by inactivation of the minC gene product

1990 • 45 citations

A green light for the bacterial cytoskeleton

1998 • 44 citations

"Division potential" in Escherichia coli

1996 • 28 citations

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