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A tubulin-related bacterial <GTPase> whose polymers help organize division-site machinery.
Its assembly at the division site helps position and coordinate the <divisome>. Polymer dynamics organize membrane and cell-wall construction rather than supplying a complete independent cutting apparatus. Correct placement is necessary to partition a bacterial <cell> into viable descendants. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapters 3, 6 and 15, protein function, translation and cell signalling]{ref}
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