Fig. 5.

Deletion of minC reduces the rate of FtsZ degradation by ClpXP. FtsZ turnover was calculated by comparing relative FtsZ levels in each strain after addition of spectinomycin and immunoblotting as described in Materials and Methods. Strains tested include wild-type (wt) MG1655, ΔminC, and ΔclpX ΔminC.