Mechanistic insights into Z-ring formation and stability: A Langevin dynamics approach to FtsZ self-assembly

Rajneesh Kumar, Ramanujam Srinivasan, Debasish Chaudhuri

The tubulin-like protein FtsZ is crucial for cytokinesis in bacteria and many archaea, forming a ring-shaped structure called the Z-ring at the site of cell division. Despite exten…