Who we are
We are interested in the evolution
of chloroplasts and mitochondria, with particular emphasis on
how these organelles divide.
Lab members
Where we are
Our lab is in the Centre
for Cellular and Molecular Biology in the School of Biological
and Chemical Sciences, Deakin
Univeristy. We are at Deakin's Melbourne campus in the suburb
of Burwood.
Areas of interest
Other FtsZ and evolution labs
Recent Lab Publications
- Beech, P. L., Nheu, T., Schultz, T., Herbert, S., Lithgow,
T., Gilson, P. R. and McFadden, G. I. (2000). Mitochondrial FtsZ
in a Chromophyte Alga. Science 287, 1276-1279.
- Beech, P. L. and Gilson, P. R. (2000). FtsZ and Organelle
Division in Protists. Protist 151, 11-16.
- Gilson, P. and Beech, P. (2001). Cell division protein FtsZ:
running rings around bacteria, chloroplasts and mitochondria.
Res. Microbiol. 152, 3-10
- Gilson, P. and Beech, P. (2001). Bacterial lessons on organelle
division. Today's Life Sciences May/June, 42-45
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