Question
The bacterial cytoskeleton contains a protein, named ftsz, that forms a contractile ring involved in bacterial cytokinesis. What eukaryotic cell function is this analogous to?.
Answer
Formation of the mitotic spindle during mitosis
- Q: What is bacterial cytokinesis? A: Bacterial cytokinesis is the process of cell division in bacteria.
- Q: What is the function of the protein ftsz during bacterial cytokinesis? A: The protein ftsz forms a contractile ring that is involved in bacterial cytokinesis.
- Q: What eukaryotic cell function is similar to the formation of a contractile ring for bacterial cytokinesis? A: The eukaryotic cell function that is analogous to this process is the formation of the mitotic spindle during mitosis.