3D-SIM Super Resolution Microscopy Reveals a Bead-Like Arrangement for FtsZ and the Division Machinery: Implications for Triggering Cytokinesis

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001389
• Publication Date: 2012-09-11T22:43:52Z
• Authors: Michael P. Strauss; Andrew T. F. Liew; Lynne Turnbull; Cynthia B. Whitch...; Leigh G. Monahan; Elizabeth J. Harry
• Keywords: FtsZ; Bead

Super resolution three-dimensional imaging reveals a new picture of how bacterial cell division proteins localize to the site, including formation dynamic bead-like patterns, and explains ring constricts.