TABLE 4.

Localization of Fts proteins in FtsEX depletion background^a

GFP fusion	Sugar	No. of cells scored	Avg cell length (μm)	% of cells with the indicated no. of rings						Spacing of ringsb
				0	1	2	3	4	5
FtsA-GFP	Arabinose	164	4.8	7	85	8	0	0	0	3.6
	Glucose	93	35	0	7	23	13	23	34	7.3
ZipA-GFP	Arabinose	224	4.1	20	79	1	0	0	0	5.0
	Glucose	112	28	4	10	35	19	19	13	9.5
FtsK(1-266)-GFP	Arabinose	243	6.3	49	51	0	0	0	0	12
	Glucose	101	21	67	29c	4c	0	0	0	55
GFP-FtsQ	Arabinose	217	7.2	35	65	0	0	0	0	11
	Glucose	131	24	69	27c	4c	0	0	0	67
GFP-FtsI	Arabinose	108	5.0	63	37	0	0	0	0	14
	Glucose	66	23	68	32c	0	0	0	0	72

^aStrains used were EC1363, EC1391, EC1386, EC1392, and EC1366.

^bSee Table 3, footnote b.

^cThese bands were faint, and so the numbers given understate the degree of dependence on FtsEX.