TABLE 2.
Localization of Fts proteins in FtsW depletion backgrounds
| GFP fusion | Sugar | No. of cells scored | Average cell length (μm) | % of cells with the indicated no. of rings
|
Spacing of ringsa (μm/ring) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ≥5 | |||||
| FtsZ-GFP | Arabinose | 175 | 2.7 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Glucose | 146 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 7.3 | |
| ZipA-GFP | Arabinose | 257 | 2.9 | 39 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Glucose | 190 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 31 | 5.8 | |
| FtsA-GFP | Arabinose | 244 | 3.6 | 14 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Glucose | 177 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 7.3 | |
| GFP-FtsQ | Arabinose | 307 | 3.3 | 44 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Glucose | 216 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 10.3 | |
| GFP-FtsL | Arabinose | 338 | 2.9 | 48 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Glucose | 176 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| GFP-FtsI | Arabinose | 298 | 3.3 | 44 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Glucose | 124 | 22 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 460 | |
The spacing is a measure of the frequency of rings per unit cell mass and is calculated by dividing the total number of rings (not shown) into the total length of cells or filaments scored (column 3 multiplied by column 4).