Structure of the heterotrimeric membrane protein complex FtsB-FtsL-FtsQ of the bacterial divisome

oleh: Hong Thuy Vy Nguyen, Xiaorui Chen, Claudia Parada, An-Chi Luo, Orion Shih, U-Ser Jeng, Chia-Ying Huang, Yu-Ling Shih, Che Ma

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01

Deskripsi

The FtsB-FtsL-FtsQ complex is essential for regulating cell wall synthesis during bacterial cell division. Here, authors report the full-length trimeric structure showing a tilted V-shaped conformation and suggest an allosteric regulatory mechanism.