The objective of this thesis has been the clarification of the membrane’s quasi-catalytic role for MinD cooperativity in the context of the self-organizing bacterial Min system. By means of rationally-guided MinD mutagenesis, paired with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements, self-organization experiments and a newly developed mass-sensitive particle tracking method, we found dynamic MinD multimerization and heteromeric MinDE complex formation to be the underlying mechanistic features. On the basis of this mechanistic elucidation, we applied the nonlinear biochemical properties of the Min system beyond their native role to screen for biomolecular interactions.
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The objective of this thesis has been the clarification of the membrane’s quasi-catalytic role for MinD cooperativity in the context of the self-organizing bacterial Min system. By means of rationally-guided MinD mutagenesis, paired with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements, self-organization experiments and a newly developed mass-sensitive particle tracking method, we found dynamic MinD multimerization and heteromeric MinDE complex formation to be the underlying mechanistic features....
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