期刊
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 73-87出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy039
关键词
FtsZ; bacterial cytoskeleton; theoretical models; cell division; single filaments
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- Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad, Spain [FIS2015-70339-C2-2-R, FIS2017-86007-C3-1]
- Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid
- 'Maria deMaeztu' Programme for Units of Excellence in RD [MDM-2014-0377]
The bacterial cytoskeletal protein FtsZ binds and hydrolyzes GTP, self-aggregates into dynamic filaments and guides the assembly of the septal ring on the inner side of the membrane at midcell. This ring constricts the cell during division and is present in most bacteria. Despite exhaustive studies undertaken in the last 25 years after its discovery, we do not yet know the mechanism by which this GTP-dependent self-aggregating protein exerts force on the underlying membrane. This paper reviews recent experiments and theoretical models proposed to explain FtsZ filament dynamic assembly and force generation. It highlights how recent observations of single filaments on reconstituted model systems and computational modeling are contributing to develop new multiscale models that stress the importance of previously overlooked elements as monomer internal flexibility, filament twist and flexible anchoring to the cell membrane. These elements contribute to understand the rich behavior of these GTP consuming dynamic filaments on surfaces. The aim of this review is 2-fold: (1) to summarize recent multiscale models and their implications to understand the molecular mechanism of FtsZ assembly and force generation and (2) to update theoreticians with recent experimental results.
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