MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
MraZ is a transcriptional inhibitor of cell division in Bacillus subtilis
M. L. White, A. Hough-Neidig, S. J. Khan, P. J. Eswara
This study shows that MraZ represses its own operon, leading to filamentation and Z-ring de-condensation in Bacillus subtilis by inhibiting FtsL, which is critical for Z-ring maturation.
DOI 10.1101/2022.02.09.479790