Cell polarity: ParA-logs gather around the Hub

Clare L Kirkpatrick; Patrick H Viollier

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.053

Cell polarity: ParA-logs gather around the Hub

Curr Biol. 2012 Dec 18;22(24):R1055-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.053.

Authors

Clare L Kirkpatrick¹, Patrick H Viollier

Affiliation

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

PMID: 23257194
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.053

Abstract

The chromosomal origin, chemotaxis arrays and flagellum of Vibrio cholerae congregate at the same pole of the cell. How? A recent study identifies a new pole-organizing protein, HubP, that recruits members of the ParA family of spatial regulators of subcellular structures to the pole.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
Cell Polarity*
Chemotaxis
Vibrio cholerae / cytology*
Vibrio cholerae / metabolism
Vibrio cholerae / physiology

Substances

Bacterial Proteins