Jan 20, 2017
The Escherichia coli Min system self-organizes into a cell-pole to cell-pole oscillator on the membrane to prevent divisions at the cell poles. Reconstituting the Min system on a lipid bilayer has contributed to elucidating the oscillatory mechanism.
Source [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Mar 15;113(11):E1479-88. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600644113. Epub 2016 Feb 16. Membrane-bound MinDE complex acts as a toggle switch that drives Min oscillation coupled to cytoplasmic depletion of MinD.Vecchiarelli AG1, Li M1, Mizuuchi M1, Hwang LC1, Seol Y2, Neuman KC2, Mizuuchi K3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26884160]
