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Nematic proteins on the treadmill

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Understanding the mechanism of bacterial cell division is important in both fundamental and applied biology. Now, researchers have investigated the self-organization of cytoskeletal filaments and the role nematic ordering plays in cell division.

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Fig. 1: Schematic representation of FtsZ treadmilling and its role in filament self-organization during the formation of the FtsZ ring.

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