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. 2010 Dec;74(4):504–528. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00021-10

FIG. 7.

FIG. 7.

FtsZ on the outside of liposomes produces distortions. (A) Normal membrane-targeted FtsZ, with the membrane tether on the C terminus, forms concave depressions. (B) When the tether is switched to the N terminus, it forms convex protrusions. (C) Diagram showing the curvature and two sides for attaching the membrane targeting sequence (MTS). (Reprinted from reference 136 with permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.)