septum

(noun)

a partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus

Related Terms

Examples of septum in the following topics:

  • Fts Proteins and Cell Division

    • FtsZ is a protein encoded by the ftsZ gene that assembles into a ring at the future site of the septum of bacterial cell division.
    • FtsZ is a protein encoded by the ftsZ gene that assembles into a ring at the future site of the septum of bacterial cell division.
    • These filaments form a ring around the longitudinal midpoint, or septum, of the cell.

  • Shared Features of Archaea and Eukaryotes

    • However, the proteins that direct cell division, such as the protein FtsZ, which forms a contracting ring around the cell, and the components of the septum that is constructed across the center of the cell, are similar to their bacterial equivalents.

  • Endospores

    • The DNA is replicated and a membrane wall known as a spore septum begins to form between it and the rest of the cell.

  • Firmicutes

    • The DNA is replicated and a membrane wall, known as a spore septum, begins to form between it and the rest of the cell.