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Since the FtsZ protofilament appears to be a homolog of the tubulin protofilament [ 2, 11] we will use these same designations for FtsZ.
The top and bottom faces of the subunit, which we call longitudinal, contact subunits above and below it in the protofilament; the right and left faces, which we call lateral, contact subunits in adjacent protofilaments; and the front and back faces correspond to the outside and inside of the microtubule.
This short strand of polypeptide, which we call the "synergy" loop, apparently contacts the GTP molecule of the subunit beneath it in the protofilament and contributes essential residues to the hydrolysis mechanism.
D86K could also form protofilament sheets when assembled in DEAE dextran, as could all of the other lateral mutants (Table 1).
An alternative is that these lateral surfaces mediate association of protofilaments with each other, to form protofilament pairs or small sheets.