A polarity factor takes the lead in chromosome segregation

Clare L Kirkpatrick; Patrick H Viollier

doi:10.1038/emboj.2010.213

A polarity factor takes the lead in chromosome segregation

EMBO J. 2010 Sep 15;29(18):3035-6. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2010.213.

Authors

Clare L Kirkpatrick¹, Patrick H Viollier

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

Several recent studies shed light on how bacteria achieve rapid and accurate chromosome segregation through an interplay of Par-type partitioning systems, cytokinesis regulators and a polarity determinant.

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MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
Cell Cycle / physiology*
Cell Polarity*
Chromosome Segregation*
Chromosomes, Bacterial / physiology*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins