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ReviewMolecular microbiology2017

Assembly and activation of the Escherichia coli divisome.

Shishen Du, Joe Lutkenhaus

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Review in Molecular microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
124citing papers in PubMed
18.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 209 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. In Silico Druggability Assessment ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  8. Dysregulation of a nucleotidyltransferase induces division and surface glycan defects inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  10. Revisiting classicalMicrobial genomics · 2025
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  11. FtsZ-mediated spatial-temporal control over septal cell wall synthesis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  12. SpoIIE drives asymmetric cell division inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  13. Transcriptomic and proteomic ramifications of segmental amplification inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  14. Combining live fluorescence imaging with in situ cryoelectron tomography sheds light on the septation process inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  15. Control of morphogenesis during theScience advances · 2025
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64 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shishen DuDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Joe LutkenhausDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-2114
University of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

REGULATION OF CELL DIVISIONR37GM029764 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUTKENHAUS, JOSEPH F · 2000 to 2010
$4.8M
REGULATION OF EXPRESSION OF CELL DIVISION GENESR01GM029764 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUTKENHAUS, JOSEPH F · 1985 to 2022
$4.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM029764NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM029764
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell division in Escherichia coli is mediated by a large protein complex called the divisome. Most of the divisome proteins have been identified, but how they assemble onto the Z ring scaffold to form the divisome and work together to synthesize the septum is not well understood. In this review, we summarize the latest findings on divisome assembly and activation as well as provide our perspective on how these two processes might be regulated.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCytoskeletal ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMembrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsFtsZ protein, BacteriaMembrane Proteins

Identifiers

PMID28419603
PMCPMC5517055
OpenAlexW2606657672

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