▪ Abstract The polymerization dynamics of microtubules are central to their biological
functions. Polymerization dynamics allow microtubules to adopt spatial arrangements that …

Bacterial cell division is orchestrated by a tubulin homologue, FtsZ, which polymerizes to
form a ring-like structure that is both a scaffold for the assembly of the bacterial cytokinetic …

We humans are incarnate. Our embodiment shapes both what and how we experience,
think, mean, imagine, reason, and communicate. Th is claim is a bold one, and it fl ies in the …

Bacterial cytokinesis is commonly initiated by the Z-ring, a cytoskeletal structure that
assembles at the site of division. Its primary component is FtsZ, a tubulin superfamily …

FtsZ, a bacterial homolog of tubulin, is well established as forming the cytoskeletal
framework for the cytokinetic ring. Recent work has shown that purified FtsZ, in the absence …

Membrane constriction is a prerequisite for cell division. The most common membrane
constriction system in prokaryotes is based on the tubulin homologue FtsZ, whose filaments …

The cytoskeleton is a system of intracellular filaments crucial for cell shape, division, and
function in all three domains of life. The simple cytoskeletons of prokaryotes show surprising …

The genus Mycobacterium is best known for its two major pathogenic species, M.
tuberculosis and M. leprae, the causative agents of two of the world's oldest diseases …

Binary fission of many prokaryotes as well as some eukaryotic organelles depends on the
FtsZ protein, which self-assembles into a membrane-associated ring structure early in the …

Tubulin and FtsZ share a common fold of two domains connected by a central helix.
Structure-based sequence alignment shows that common residues localize in the nucleotide …