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Mitochondrial FtsZ in a Chromophyte Alga

Year: 2000

Type: article

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.

Source: Science

DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5456.1276

Authors: Peter L. Beech, Thao Nheu, Thomas Schultz, Shane Herbert, Trevor Lithgow, Paul R. Gilson, Geoffrey I. McFadden

Institutions: Deakin University, The University of Melbourne

Language: English

Topic: Protist diversity and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2049953931

FWCI: 25.6

Cites: 26

Cited by: 172

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