The Nucleoid Occlusion SlmA Protein Accelerates the Disassembly of the FtsZ Protein Polymers without Affecting Their GTPase Activity

Elisa J. Cabré; Begoña Monterroso; Carlos Alfonso; Alicia Sánchez-Gorostiaga; Belén Reija; Mercedes Jiménez; Miguel Vicente; Silvia Zorrilla; Germán Rivas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126434

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The Nucleoid Occlusion SlmA Protein Accelerates the Disassembly of the FtsZ Protein Polymers without Affecting Their GTPase Activity

Elisa J. Cabré,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Begoña Monterroso,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Carlos Alfonso,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Alicia Sánchez-Gorostiaga,

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Belén Reija,

Affiliation Instituto de Química-Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Mercedes Jiménez,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Miguel Vicente ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Miguel Vicente, Silvia Zorrilla, Germán Rivas

¶‡ These authors are senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Silvia Zorrilla ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Miguel Vicente, Silvia Zorrilla, Germán Rivas

* E-mail: grivas@cib.csic.es (GR); silvia@cib.csic.es (SZ)

¶‡ These authors are senior authors on this work.

Affiliations Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Química-Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Germán Rivas

Contributed equally to this work with: Miguel Vicente, Silvia Zorrilla, Germán Rivas

* E-mail: grivas@cib.csic.es (GR); silvia@cib.csic.es (SZ)

¶‡ These authors are senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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The Nucleoid Occlusion SlmA Protein Accelerates the Disassembly of the FtsZ Protein Polymers without Affecting Their GTPase Activity

Elisa J. Cabré,
Begoña Monterroso,
Carlos Alfonso,
Alicia Sánchez-Gorostiaga,
Belén Reija,
Mercedes Jiménez,
Miguel Vicente,
Silvia Zorrilla,
Germán Rivas

Published: May 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126434

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