Lawrence Rothfield

A division inhibitor and a topological specificity factor coded for by the minicell locus determine proper placement of the division septum in E. coli

Piet A. J. de Boer, R.E. Crossley, Lawrence Rothfield · Cell · 1989 · 779 citations

Prokaryotic System, Cell Division, Topological Specificity Factor +10

The essential bacterial cell-division protein FtsZ is a GTPase

Piet A. J. de Boer, R.E. Crossley, Lawrence Rothfield · Nature · 1992 · 554 citations

Protein Function, Cell Division, Microbiology +4

Division site selection in <i>Escherichia coli</i> involves dynamic redistribution of Min proteins within coiled structures that extend between the two cell poles

Yu‐Ling Shih, Trung Thiên Lê, Lawrence Rothfield · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 345 citations · Full text

Protein Assembly, Dynamic Redistribution, Molecular Biology +20

The MinD protein is a membrane ATPase required for the correct placement of the Escherichia coli division site.

Piet A. J. de Boer, R.E. Crossley, Arthur R. Hand et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1991 · 316 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Biochemistry, Protein Assembly +10

Membrane localization of MinD is mediated by a C-terminal motif that is conserved across eubacteria, archaea, and chloroplasts

Tim H. Szeto, Susan Rowland, Lawrence Rothfield et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 246 citations · Full text