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. 2018 Oct 18;9:4323. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06887-7

Table 1.

Summary of FtsZ cluster dimensions at midcell in various cell shapes

Cell shape FP Drugsa Length (nm) Width (nm)
FtsZ cluster dimensions
Circle (WT) mNG 123 ± 44 80 ± 2
Circle (large) mNG + 132 ± 48 88 ± 9
Square mNG + 105 ± 40 80 ± 18
Square mCit + 118 ± 41 86 ± 22
Heart mNG + 129 ± 44 84 ± 9
Pentagon mNG + 131 ± 52 74 ± 9
Half-moon mNG + 129 ± 45 80 ± 10
Star mNG + 140 ± 67 76 ± 16
Triangle mNG + 110 ± 35 78 ± 11
Cross mNG + 119 ± 21 71 ± 18

In all cell shapes, the average measured cluster lengths were within 17% of WT, while average widths were within 13%. Numbers represent mean ± S.D. Note that values have been rounded to the nearest integer

FP fluorescent protein, mNG mNeonGreen, mCit mCitrine

aDrugs; A22 [16 μm] and Cephalexin [20 μm]