Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+ C DNA content that constitute one of
the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and …

The last few decades have seen an alarming rise in fungal infections, which currently
represent a global health threat. Despite extensive research towards the development of …

Covering: up to early 2011 Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), the active ingredient in turmeric
(Curcuma longa), is a highly pleiotropic molecule with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant …

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 …

Why do bacteria have shape? Is morphology valuable or just a trivial secondary
characteristic? Why should bacteria have one shape instead of another? Three broad …

The assembly and stability of FtsZ protofilaments have been shown to play critical roles in
bacterial cytokinesis. Recent evidence suggests that FtsZ may be considered as an …

Bacterial cell division is orchestrated by the divisome, a protein complex centered on the
tubulin homolog FtsZ. FtsZ polymerizes into a dynamic ring that defines the division site …

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 …

Cell division in Escherichia coli begins with assembly of the tubulin-like FtsZ protein into a
ring structure just underneath the cell membrane. Spatial control over Z ring assembly is …