Recent Publications
- Zhou H. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2004) The switch I and II regions of MinD are required for binding
and activating MinC. J Bacteriol. 186, 1546-1555.
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- Lutkenhaus, J. (2003) Another cytoskeleton in the closet. Cell 115, 648-650.
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- Zhou H. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2003) Membrane binding by MinD involves insertion of hydrophobic
residues within the C-terminal amphipathic helix into the
bilayer. J Bacteriol. 185, 4326-4335.
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- Lutkenhaus, J. & Sundaramoorthy M.(2003) MinD and role of the deviant Walker A motif, dimerization and
membrane binding in oscillation. Mol Microbiol. 48, 295-303.
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- Hu, Z. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2003) A conserved sequence at the C-terminus of MinD is required for
binding to the membrane and targeting MinC to the septum. Mol Microbiol. 47, 345-355.
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- Hu, Z., Saez, C.& Lutkenhaus, J. (2003) Recruitment of MinC, an inhibitor of Z-ring formation, to the
membrane in Escherichia coli: role of MinD and MinE. J Bacteriol. 185, 196-203.
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- Lutkenhaus, J. (2002) Unexpected twist to the z ring. Dev Cell. 2, 519-521.
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- Hu, Z., Gogol, E.P. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2002) Dynamic Assembly of MinD on Phospholipid Vesicles Regulated by ATP and MinE. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 99, 6761-6766.
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- Pichoff, S. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2002) Unique and overlapping roles for ZipA and FtsA in septal ring assembly in Escherichia coli. EMBO J 21, 685-693.
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- Mukherjee, A. Saez, C. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2001) Assembly of an FtsZ Mutant Deficient in GTPase Activity Has Implications for FtsZ Assembly and the Role of the Z Ring in Cell Division. J Bacteriol 183, 7190-7197.
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- Pichoff, S. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2001) Escherichia coli Division Inhibitor MinCD Blocks Septation by Preventing Z-Ring Formation. J Bacteriol 183, 6630-6635.
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- Hu, Z. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2001) Topological Regulation of Cell Division in E. coli. Spatiotemporal Oscillation of MinD Requires Stimulation of Its ATPase by MinE and Phospholipid. Molecular Cell 7, 1337-1343.
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- Hu, Z. & Lutkenhaus, J. (2000) Analysis of MinC Reveals Two Independent Domains Involved in Interaction with MinD and FtsZ. Journal of Bacteriology.182, 3965-3971.
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- Hu, Z., Mukherjee, A., Pichoff, S. & Lutkenhaus, J. (1999) The MinC component of the division site selection system in Escherichia coli interacts with FtsZ to prevent polymerization.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96, 14819-14824. Abstract
- Hu, Z & Lutkenhaus, J. (1999) Topological regulation of cell division in Escherichia coli involves rapid pole to pole oscillation of the division inhibitor MinC under the control of MinD and MinE. Molecular Microbiology. 34, 82-90.
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- Liu, Z., Mukherjee, A. and Lutkenhaus, J. (1999) Recruitment of ZipA to the division site by interaction with FtsZ. Molecular Microbiology. 31, 1853-1861.
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- Mukherjee, A. and Lutkenhaus, J. (1999) Analysis of FtsZ assembly by light scattering and determination of the role of divalent metal cations. Journal of Bacteriology. 181, 823-832.
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- Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) The regulation of bacterial cell division: a time and place for it. Curr Opin Microbiol.1, 210-215.
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- Mukherjee, A. and Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) Purification, assembly, and localization of FtsZ. Methods Enzymol. 298, 296-305
- Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) Organelle division: from coli to chloroplasts. Curr Biol. 27, R619-R621.
Abstract
- Wang, L. and Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) FtsK is an essential cell division protein that is localized to the septum and induced as part of the SOS response. Molecular Microbiology 29, 731-740.
Abstract
- Wang, L., Khattar M.K., Donachie, W.D., and Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) FtsI and FtsW are localized to the septum in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 180, 2810-2816.
Abstract
- Mukherjee, A., Cao, C., and Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) Inhibition of FtsZ polymerization by SulA, an inhibitor of septation in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 95, 2885-2890.
Abstract
- Mukherjee, A. and Lutkenhaus, J. (1998) Dynamic assembly of FtsZ regulated by GTP hydrolysis. EMBO J. 17, 462-469.
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- Wang, X., Huang, J., Mukherjee, A., Cao, C., and Lutkenhaus J (1997) Analysis of the interaction of FtsZ with itself, GTP, and FtsA. Journal of Bacteriology. 179, 5551-5559.
Abstract
- Lutkenhaus, J. (1997) Bacterial cytokinesis: let the light shine in. Curr Biol.7, R573-R575.
Abstract
- Addinall, S.G., Cao, C., and Lutkenhaus, J. (1997) FtsN, a late recruit to the septum in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 25, 303-309.
Abstract
- Addinall, S.G., Cao, C., and Lutkenhaus, J. (1997) Temperature shift experiments with an ftsZ84(Ts) strain reveal rapid dynamics of FtsZ localization and indicate that the Z ring is required throughout septation and cannot reoccupy division sites once constriction has initiated. Journal of Bacteriology.179, 4277-4284.
Abstract
- Boyle, D.S., Khattar, M.M., Addinall, S.G., Lutkenhaus, J., and Donachie, W.D. (1997) ftsW is an essential cell-division gene in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology.24, 1263-1273.
Abstract
- Khattar, M.M., Addinall, S.G., Stedul, K.H., Boyle, D.S., Lutkenhaus, J., and Donachie, W.D. (1997) Two polypeptide products of the Escherichia coli cell division gene ftsW and a possible role for FtsW in FtsZ function. Journal of Bacteriology. 179, 784-793.
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- Lutkenhaus, J., and Addinall, S.G. (1997)
Bacterial cell division and the Z ring. Annu Rev Biochem. 66, 93-116.
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