Mitochondrial FtsZ in a chromophyte alga

P L Beech; Thao Nheu; Thomas Schultz; Shane Herbert; Trevor James Lithgow; Paul R Gilson; Geoffrey I McFadden

Mitochondrial FtsZ in a chromophyte alga

P L Beech, Thao Nheu, Thomas Schultz, Shane Herbert, Trevor James Lithgow, Paul R Gilson, Geoffrey I McFadden

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Abstract

A homolog of the bacterial cell division gene ftsZ was isolated from the alga Mallomonas splendens. The nuclear-encoded protein (MsFtsZ-mt) was closely related to FtsZs of the alpha-proteobacteria, possessed a mitochondrial targeting signal, and localized in a pattern consistent with a role in mitochondrial division. Although FtsZs are known to act in the division of chloroplasts, MsFtsZ-mt appears to be a mitochondrial FtsZ and may represent a mitochondrial division protein.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1276 - 1279
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	287
Issue number	5456
Publication status	Published - 2000

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